Walter Davis wrote in post #1016477: > On Aug 12, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Colin Law wrote: > >> On 12 August 2011 18:35, Fearless Fool <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Resurrecting an old thread because it has a useful lesson: >>> >>> Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote in post #927576: >>>> [snip] >> >> O Marnen, Marnen! wherefore art thou Marnen? >> > > Fun fact: "wherefore" means "why". [1]
Indeed. > > I wonder where Marnen went, but I never wondered why he was Marnen. I > did appreciate his unique brand of scorched earth and incredibly > precise answers. Um, thanks...? I don't know whether to feel flattered or put down. :D Anyway, I'm still around. I just haven't been posting much. I went on a self-imposed vacation from posting back in January (because I was getting too upset to respond as nicely as I wanted to!), and never got back into the habit. I'll probably be a more regular contributor again in the near future. > > Walter > > 1. In the famous quote, Juliet is wondering *why* Romeo is named the > way he is; because of his name, she cannot be allowed to love him. Her > logic, typical for Shakespeare women, is quite sound: "A rose by any > other name would smell as sweet..." Yup. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
