[H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Thursday 12 April 2007 17:44 \__
>>>
>>>> I don't know because I don't have a PS3 since I'm saving for my new Dell
>>>> pre-installed with Linux which I will then photograph along with the
>>>> receipt then send along with a sworn affidavit to Uncle DooFuS as proof
>>>> that I did indeed buy a Dell just like I promised I would despite said
>>>> uncle DooFuS' being a born-again sceptic and world renowned fascist
>>>> worshipped by millions of evil minions who are by definition all my
>>>> sworn enemies and the enemies of everyone in the Free world but as I am
>>>> an altruistic person I will humour him and his minions otherwise I'll
>>>> never hear the end of it and we will have to endure decades and decades
>>>> of uncle DooFuS droning on and on about the day that I said that as soon
>>>> as Dell released a pre-installed community Linux Desktop machine I would
>>>> indeed buy it which means that I'm a bit pre-occupied saving for my new
>>>> Dell and anyway I don't really play games often enough to justify going
>>>> out and buying a console even though the PS3 can also double as a
>>>> Desktop replacement since I already have more computers than I can shake
>>>> a very large clue-stick at plus I'm down to my last two electrical
>>>> sockets and I was saving one for my new Dell and the other for
>>>> recharging my mobile so if I got a PS3 I wouldn't have anywhere to plug
>>>> it in unless I tapped into the neighbours power line which I might end
>>>> up doing anyway because my power bill is frightening and I hear the guy
>>>> next door spends all his time abroad so he probably wouldn't notice
>>>> anyway and it would give me a couple extra sockets to use to expand my
>>>> network into a supercomputer cluster that I could use to facilitate my
>>>> two master-plans to simultaneously rid the world of evil and create a
>>>> better recipe for doughnuts so that they stay moist longer.
>>> Thanks for reminding me why punctuation is vital. It's almost as bad as those
>>> Slashdot editors...
>>>
>>
>> You need to get yourself a copy of: "Eats shoots and leaves".
>>
>> The title alone is a very good example of why ignoring good English is
>> both foolhardy and insulting to your audience.
>>
>
> Actually the correct title is "Eats, Shoots & Leaves", so you've
> demonstrated the point quite well :)
>
> /me <ducks>
>
You missed the full-stop in that version, it should be:
"Eats, shoots & leaves."
Or is it "Eats shoots, & leaves."?
Or is it "Eats shoots & leaves."?
The point being (for anyone who has missed it) is that there are 3
distinct meanings to the title depending on where the (missing?) comma
goes. The lack of the full-stop on the real title is used as a device
to highlight the lack of other punctuation.
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