RE: OT: Off Topic - Blah, Blah, Blah...

Jared, are you saying that because we know what we are doing we go off topic more?

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Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:00 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

It's not just you, there are more off topic posts.

Oracle-L also has a much higher percentage of people that actually know what they're doing, and aren't afraid to read the manual.

Jared

On Tuesday 08 May 2001 11:06, Ed.Haskins_at_VerizonWireless.com wrote:
> As I type, I'm guilty of committing what I'm about to rant about...
>
> It's not much of a "rant", but...
>
> I, like many on this list (ORACLE-L), subscribe and participate in both
> this and the Lazy-DBA list. Is it just me, or does this list (ORACLE-L)
> have way more Off Topic posts?? I don't mean Off Topic as in: "UNIX vs.
> NT" or "Should I learn Java or C# to enhance my skills?", but
> rather...well, I think you know what I mean. I'm not necessarily
> complaining, just making an observation!!
>
> Ed Haskins
> Oracle DBA
> Verizon Wireless
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 1:26 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> I have been informed privately that some may find this remark offensive,
> perhaps even deeply so.
>
> For those people: "Sorry!, that wasn't my intent."
>
> || -----Original Message-----
> || From: Mohan, Ross [mailto:MohanR_at_stars-smi.com]
> || Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:23 PM
> || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> || Subject: OT RE: Taking your time when a crisis occurs
> ||
> ||
> || Barbie doesn't talk when he takes her
> || clothes off.
> ||
> || || -----Original Message-----
> || || From: David A. Barbour [mailto:dbarbour_at_nucentrix.net]
> || || Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 10:35 PM
> || || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> || || Subject: Re: Taking your time when a crisis occurs
> || ||
> || ||
> || || Eric,
> || ||
> || || What's with you and Barbie?
> || ||
> || || David A. Barbour
> || ||
> || || "Eric D. Pierce" wrote:
> || || > RE: Taking your time when a crisis occurs
> || || >
> || || > -----
> || || >
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> || || >
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> || ||
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> || ||
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> || || >
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> || || >
> || || > Editorial Review
> || || >
> || || > "Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" A good witch, of
> ||
> || course--and
> ||
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> ||
> || the North from
> ||
> || || > the beloved book and movie The Wizard of Oz, Barbie is
> ||
> || welcomed to
> ||
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> || ||
> || || topped by a
> || ||
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> ||
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> ||
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> || ||
> || || She also has
> || ||
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> || ||
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> || ||
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> || ||
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> || ||
> || || > press the button on her back), and you'll hear the
> ||
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> ||
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> || ||
> || || heels together
> || ||
> || || > three times." Sound effects are produced by three
> ||
> || included button
> ||
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> || ||
> || || Glinda, just so
> || ||
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> ||
> || --Marcie Bovetz
> ||
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> || || >
> || || > -----
> || || >
> || || > On 7 May 2001, at 10:21, Marianne Brooks wrote:
> || || > > Hmm, shaved head, why didn't I think of that? I would
> || ||
> || || imagine a woman with
> || ||
> || || > > a shaved head might be as effective...add a tatoo, some
> || ||
> || || leather pants and a
> || ||
> || || > > scowl and I've got a new me! :-)
> || || >
> || || > ...
> || || >
> || || > --
> || || > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
> || || > --
> || || > Author: Eric D. Pierce
> || || > INET: PierceED_at_csus.edu
> || || >
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