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RE: sorry,

From: <Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 09:28:14 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002FC2EA.20010508082249@fatcity.com>

Why does it have to be an either/or choice? Lets do 'em all!!! ;-)

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
210-581-6217

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mohan, Ross [SMTP:MohanR_at_stars-smi.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 4:52 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: sorry,
>
> Folks, let's deal with this in the following fashion"
>
>
> 0) Whine and bemoan the loss of decency in everyday life,
> the callowness, the reprehensible lack of self-control,
> and the horrid manners of Robert Hutchins.
>
> 1) Send out a team to Robert's place of business and
> either stone the walls, picket on the sidewalk,
> or promise a boycott of all office products that
> will bring Staples to its knees in Chapter 13,
> forcing his management to fire him, leaving him
> jobless and loveless in a cruel, bitter world,
> finally so miserable that he commits suicide.
>
> 2) Pat ourselves on the back that 'we'd never do something
> that rude.' and wait for the next offender.
>
>
> OR
>
>
> 0) Go after the "idiot" directly, in full psycho, old world
> SA fashion. "You should know better", "Read the Trucking
> Manual", "Get off the list until you know better", etc.
> Drive him off the list in the way that only the members
> of an elite technocracy can.
>
> 1) Send out a team to Lando's place of business and apply
> the same methods as at Staples, mutatis mutandis,
> forcing Dulcian into Chapter 13.
>
> 2) Pat ourselves on the back, etc.
>
>
> OR
>
> 0) From now on, no matter who writes, on what topic, and
> regardless of content, we as a list respond with a flurry
> of emails that say only "Are you an idiot". This actually
> contains less letters than "Read the Freaking Manual" and
> has a certain personal flair in addition to its obvious social
> charms.
>
> 1) Wait until Jared, Bruce, Jesus, or whoever is REALLY in charge
> of the list kicks us ALL off the list, one by one.
>
> 2) But, immediately get a new account under a new name, and keep
> joining the list, and answering people's technical questions
> with "Are you an idiot?" For added value, send a bunch of
> technical questions of your own to the list-admin address,
> despite any corrections you may receive.
>
>
> OR
>
>
> We could just forget the whole damn thing. ( sung to the tune
> of "Potato, Potatoe,...Let's Call The Whole Thing Off")
>
>
> Yours in Joy and Cosmic Bemusement,
>
>
> etc.
> years. Finally, the list itself will turn
>
>
> || -----Original Message-----
> || From: Kevin Kostyszyn [mailto:kevin_at_dulcian.com]
> || Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 5:21 PM
> || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> || Subject: RE: sorry,
> ||
> ||
> || Amazing....yet true......
> ||
> || -----Original Message-----
> || Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 5:01 PM
> || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> ||
> ||
> || Boy, did I call that one, or what?
> ||
> || Whoo-eee, here comes my career at Psychic
> || Friends Network, doing MS-product support!
> --
> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
> --
> Author: Mohan, Ross
> INET: MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com
>
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