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Re: What do Oracle professionals think of Fabian Pascal?

From: Martijn Tonies <m.tonies_at_upscene-removethis.nospam.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 14:17:53 +0200
Message-ID: <11hr2hnh26ms488@corp.supernews.com>

> >>>And I must admit, I've never seen a better tool than a hammer for
> >>>nailing, well, nails :-)
> >>
> >>Having built numerous decks and gazebos and shelves attached to
> >>concrete, and watched many houses being built (including 3 next door to
> >>me, currently), a good rule of thumb [ouch] is, a nailgun is far
> >>superior to a hammer.
> >
> >
> > I would have to agree that a nail gun is an efficient tool,
> > however, a hammer is a universally recognised tool that does
> > not require a degree to use, and it can be invoked from any
> > angle by anyone :-)
> >
> > In desparate times of need, any object with sufficient weight
> > can be transformed into a hammer :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Chris Val
>
> And its pretty hard to throw a nail-gun at someone to get
> their attention. ;-) Ouch indeed.

On the other hand, you CAN use a nail-gun to get someones attention without throwing it ... Those nails have some reach!

;-)

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Received on Tue Sep 06 2005 - 07:17:53 CDT

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