Re: Heretics' meeting

[Matthew Robinson]

At 17:44 28/02/01 +0000, you wrote:
>* Hamlet D'Arcy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>> Could you post a bit more about the Heretic's meeting?
>> Perhaps some links.
>> 
>> I've never heard of the group.
>> 
>
>I have no ability to handle dates (ok, we can also include names,
>phone numbers and addresses (non computer) into this if we want) and
>hence always have a problem when the meeting occurs on the first of
>the month - i simply haven't came to terms with the fact that it
>is a new month yet. hence i proposed that the we'd meet on the 8th
>when this happens, so my logic was ...
>
>       if (meeting date = 1st of mth) {
>               meet on 8th
>       } else {
>               meet on 1st thursday of mth
>       }
>
>someone simplified this to ...
>
>       meetings are held on the day after the first wednesday of
>       the month
>
>i then partitioned for this change, but dave held valiantly against
>myself and the other usual suspects (JS,DC,....) - i was also at
>some stage called `the heretic'
>
>philip newton even gimped something up about this
>
>however i then ``refused'' to recognise the real meetings if they
>occured on the 1st, even though i may attend them
>
>so it was decided whenever the meeting _should_ of been held on
>the 8th we would have an additional meeting, named ``the heretics
>meeting'', we had our first last month at the very fine anchor pub
>
>last month we had a meal that was ok, but a bit pricey, however in
>the anchor we found a nice open fire that was roaring away hapilly
>
>and coupled with some really quite good beer we sat by the fire
>talking and joking as usual
>
>a good time was had by all by the fire, and so heretics meetings
>from now on are going to be the same sort of cozy fireside chats
>
>there will only be another 2 this year - this year has been a
>very heretical year (3 meetings!)
>
>ok, that makes everything crystal


Sorry, still don't get it!  Can I have it as a perl script?


>are you sorry you asked?
>
>Greg