RE: Funniest line in the manual.

From: Orr, Steve <sorr_at_rightnow.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 06:18:22 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00436808.20020329061822@fatcity.com>

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Hmmm... what if I hit the enter key HARDER?? ;-)

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Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 12:29 PM
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Do you have a favourite (or favorite) joke in the Oracle manuals. I've been reading the Oracle 9 SQL reference manual - as one does from time to time - and spotted this gem on p. 2-97:

<quote>
/*+ ordered_predicates */
Use this hint in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements.
</quote>

Can I propose this one for urban legend status for 2004 ?

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