>>>>> "MJB" == Matthew J Brooks <[email protected]> writes:
MJB> Uri Guttman wrote: >> o'reilly sent me some new books to give out at our next meeting. i have >> 2 copies of the second edition of system administration with perl. MJB> That one looks like it could be handy to help me in assisting some of my MJB> school clients save some additional $$, so I've been thinking of picking MJB> that one up myself, but I'm trying to pace my spending for the summer. MJB> Wish I were special like Uri! ;) don't we all! and i am not keeping these books. i am just the schwag gateway from o'reilly. so you have a full shot at winning one assuming we come up with a suitable challenge. >> so we will have to come up with a way to award these books to worthy >> pm'ers. any ideas are welcome. MJB> I was going to recommend whoever could toss a stone closest to O'Reilly MJB> Headquarters, but since I've moved away from Boston and am now pretty MJB> much within walking distance of it, people might take issue with that MJB> proposal. i object! MJB> But then that got me thinking... How about a "Camel Book Toss"? ;) MJB> Basically, whoever can toss their copy of Programming Perl the farthest MJB> wins. Modifications to increase distance (as long as it's not motorized) MJB> and/or prevent damage to said book are permitted. Hey, you can't expect MJB> to win something without taking on a a little bit of risk! i would only ok that if it was a python book toss! uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [email protected] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html --------- --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
