Eric, There was an invite to some "alleged" tech list. It (all 3 copies) was dumped in my spam folder automatically, so it may be in yours.
Wayne Driscoll Product Developer NOTE: All opinions are strictly my own. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 2:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Invite to join nitwits ??? All right - I'll bite. What is the invite to join the nitwits about? I don't think I ever heard the expression "to bell the cat". Thats a good story, although like this posting, totally off topic. Ah, but its Friday. I almost forgot. Being unemployed does have some benefits! Eric Bielefeld Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonno, Tuco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 12:47 PM Subject: Re: Invite to join nitwits ??? > an old story .... one day all the mice get together and start to complain > about the cat who is preying upon them. one of them finally comes up w/ > an idea: "let's get a little bell and put it around his neck; that way, > he won't be able to creep up on us any more without making any noise". > Everyone thinks this is a great idea and there's a whole lot of hooping > and hollering about it. except for old Grandpa mouse, who just sits > there, apparently more asleep than awake . finally someone notices and > asks Grandpa mouse, "what's the matter grandpa? don't you think that > that's a great idea?" And old Grandpa just opens one eye and says, "And > just which one of you young Turks is going to be the one to put that bell > around the cat's neck?" > hence the expression "to bell the cat" --- who is going to undertake the > risky behaviour? > > > /s/ tuco bonno > Graduate, College of Conflict Management > University of SouthEast Asia > "I partied on the Ho Chi Minh Trail - tiến lên !! " > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ed Finnell > Sent: Friday, 20 June, 2008 10:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Invite to join nitwits ??? > > > In a message dated 6/20/2008 5:20:20 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > for belling the cat? > > >>> > Report SPAM ought to suffice... > > > > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
