Re: OT: the natural philosopher misses the point

On 2/18/2017 6:02 PM, J�rgen Exner wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 17:55:30 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
[Quoted] > <jstucklex_at_attglobal.net> wrote in comp.databases.mysql:
>

>> 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.
>>
>> 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.

Ah, but the question was how to drive with it that way. And that's the question The Natural Professor expects you to answer.

Solving the problem is not something he could consider.

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