On Fri, Jun 15, at 11:28 Ken Moffat wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 11:50:08AM +0630, ANIRUDH VIJ wrote: > > """das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce .""" > > > > hi, > > i've been around the mailing list for a while,and have seen all your mails > > ending as above.I've grown very curious about its meaning.Google translate > > says that it is german ,and means > > > > "the mark as tragedy, other time than farce" > > > > But that does not seem to mean anything. > > I'd be delighted if you could enlighten me as of its meaning. > I already replied to the private mail you sent me, but for the > archives, "the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce". > > http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumaire/ch01.htm > > I consider that it adequately reflects my experiences with software > testing.
I always had interpreted your signature (and without even look in google) as: "Whatever starts as a tragedy, it ends up as a farce" This is how we use it in my country. It's quite optimistic actually and adequately reflects my unhidden desires. I believe it will come a day (soon or later), that all the wounds of the past, will then become the port to our happiness. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
