On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:35:35 +0100, Hadron Quark wrote:
> flatfish+++ <flatfish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:49:56 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>
>>> Also see /this/, from OSDL...
>>>
>>> http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/04/0457205&from=rss
>>>
>>> This article annoyed quite a few people. Pet peeves are dangerous...
>>
>> No doubt.
>> It ranks amongst the most boring things I have ever read.
>> The author sounds like a nut.
>> He's the guy at a cocktail party that people avoid.
>> IOW when he comes walking over to a group of people, they run before he
>> can get to them.
>>
>
> My absolute favorite is the usual high & mighty opening line:
>
> "I am a linguist by training"
>
> Err, right.
I guess in his field word count is important.
No wonder Roy likes him.
Quantity over quality.
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