Re: OT: the natural philosopher misses the point

From: Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex_at_attglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:55:30 -0500
Message-ID: <o8aj9a$s93$1_at_jstuckle.eternal-september.org>


On 2/18/2017 5:17 PM, J�rgen Exner wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:19:51 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
> <jstucklex_at_attglobal.net> wrote in comp.databases.mysql:
>

>> On 2/18/2017 2:12 PM, J?rgen Exner wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 09:31:54 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
>>> <jstucklex_at_attglobal.net> wrote in comp.databases.mysql:
>>>> How would you respond to someone who asks "How do I drive 500 miles with
>>>> a flat tire?"
>>>
>>> "Mount the spare tire, put the flat tire in the trunk, and don't forget
>>> to fuel up regularly"
>>
>> But that wasn't the question. 

>
> Oh, but it is. If you perfer you are welcome to hold the flat tire in
> your hand. Then you are certainly driving with the flat tire (in yhour
> hand) rather then without it.
>
> jue
>

Nope. The question was how to drive 500 miles with a flat tire. If you need to be pedantic about it, it's the left rear tire and it's on the car.

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