Well, I'm no french, I'm from the french spreaking part of Canada. I lived 6 years in France in the last 10 years. I do not recall to have ever heard about how my liver was going.
Anyway, it's very OT and friday so bonne fin de semaine � tous (Qu�bec style) bon weekend � tous (french style) good weekend to all (english style) --- "Sherman, Paul R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit : > Well, this is definitely OT, but, it's late, and I'm > having some excellent > hot stuffed peppers with my Friday beer, so... > > In France, you are likely to be asked, in > conversation with someone who > knows you, "how's your liver", just as someone in > the U.S. might ask after > your health, or heart. They do not have the rate of > heart disease that we > do, despite eating far greater quantities of fatty > foods, but they do drink > lots more alcohol (vive la difference!), so they > tend to have more liver > problems. This was documented in a 60 Minutes > episode not too long ago. The > French have far more time to savor what they eat (1 > 1/2 to 2-hr. lunches are > common, and only the fools go to MacD's), and have a > more relaxed > life-style. I was lucky enough to live in Paris for > 6 weeks, so I have some > experience to draw on. That's my story and I'm > sticking to it. > > Thank you, > > Paul Sherman > DBA Elcom, Inc. > voice - 781-501-4143 (direct #) > fax - 781-278-8341 (secure) > email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 3:21 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > What's that about the French have a great love for > the > health of their liver ??? > > --- "Sherman, Paul R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit > : > > Tom, > > > > Much better to say Fmlp - (F)iche-(m)oi (l)e > (p)aye! > > Or better yet say that > > someone's liver is going bad (the French have a > > great love for the health of > > their liver). To get really down and dirty, say > > something about essences > > (espece de chameaux, etc.). > > > > Now, as far as Access, I have yet to find a better > > way to load an Excel > > spreadsheet's contents into Oracle than by first > > loading it into Access, and > > then uploading that table into Oracle (even if I > do > > have to remember to > > capitalize the column headers and table name). I > can > > change data types if > > the need arises (and it freq. does). I hate Access > > only because it allows > > Customer Support (who are, here, authorized to > make > > production changes, > > albeit within a very restricted area under very > > specific circumstances) to > > make production changes; else, live and let live > is > > my way of looking at > > things. > > > > I do try an and avoid any response that is not > truly > > Oracle-related, but I'm > > feeling very lonely today - sorry. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Paul Sherman > > DBA Elcom, Inc. > > voice - 781-501-4143 (direct #) > > fax - 781-278-8341 (secure) > > email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 12:59 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > Stephane, > > > > B(ite) M(e) > > > > or, in French: > > > > Mordez-Moi > > > > sincerely, and with all true feeling, > > > > Tom > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 12:19 PM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > "Mercadante, Thomas F" wrote: > > > > > > B(uffer) C(ache) H(it) R(atio) > > > > > > Tom Mercadante > > > Oracle Certified Professional > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:03 AM > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > BCHR ??? > > > > > > Anjo ;-) > > > > > > > Tom, > > > > Go and wash your mouth with soap. Akin to > > mentioning Access on this > > list. > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Stephane Faroult > > Oriole Software > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > > http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Stephane Faroult > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > > http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and > web > > hosting services > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > > E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > > 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > > ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be > removed > > from). 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