indeed. I found my own fencing much easier in the fencing hall than in the bruy
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Tuesday, 15 February, 2011 01:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Etre épéegrammatic (Was: HFS file questions) Tuco If we are to levitate our contributions with the yeast of jest: In his time Jean de la Bruyère had a rather more effective remedy at his disposal assuming he was assured of greater skill than his detractor. Of course, he should make his stand on de la pelouse ou de l'herbe rather than de la bruyère. Chris Mason On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:10:57 -0500, Bonno, Tuco <[email protected]> wrote: >>>It's sad that a very few knowledgeable and otherwise professional people here feel the need to engage in "pissing contests" over >>such insignificant minutiae as a perceived "malappropriation" of an overloaded acronym at the expense of someone who asks a >>legitimate question. > > >"it is indeed a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to speak well, nor enough judgement to remain silent" > ---- Jean de La Bruyère, (my favorite 17th century french epigrammist) > >"if you don't have anything worthwhile to say lieutenant, then just shut the f*ck up" > ---- Captain-who-shall-remain-nameless, my favorite mentor, somewhere in the Mekong Delta, 1971 > > >/s/ tuco bonno; >Graduate, College of Conflict Management; >University of SouthEast Asia; >"I partied on the Ho Chi Minh Trail - tiến lên !! " ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
