On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 10:56 -0600, Michael Torrie wrote: > Charles Curley wrote: > > It's very simple, really. In the Commons, you say, "Hear, hear" when > > the honourable member says something you agree with. You say, "Here, > > here" when you think the honourable member should be brought to heel. > > Which would explain why the latter is more common on the net. > > Don't think so. This is a common idea on the net, but it's just not > true, and a silly thing too if you think about it. Why would anyone use > the same sound to voice approval or disapproval.
It was a joke. A reference to healing dogs. You were supposed to groan, roll your eye and move on. (Yes, the misspelling was deliberate. If you listen carefully you might hear brain cells committing suicide in protest.) -- "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
