> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bruno Sugliani
>
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:04:43 -0800, Skip Robinson wrote:
>
> >While Dr Rannie is still a dedicated and enthusiastic bearer of the
> paddles
> >at SHARE, I find it poignant and touching that actual physical
custody
> of
> >them has passed to the zNextGen Project managed by Kristine (Harper)
> Neely.
> >The symbolism bodes well for our community.
>
> May i know what are these "paddles" you are talking about ?
> Thanks and please excuse my ignorance
They are just "ordinary canoe paddles".
To understand what they represent, you need to be familiar with the
(American?) expression, "Up the creek without a paddle," along with some
history that I'll leave to the "real" old-timers here to provide.
-jc-
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