Re: DBA to Solve your database headaches

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 16:09:09 -0000
Message-ID: <3be80b27$0$8505$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"Connor McDonald" <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3BE8069A.2467_at_yahoo.com...
> Nuno Souto wrote:
> >
> > In a valiant and sublime effort,Niall Litchfield
> > frowned, dipped a thumb in soot and doodled:
> >
> > >
> > >http://www.24carat.co.uk/commoncoinnames.html
> > >
> >
> > Ta muchly.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Nuno Souto
> > nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam
>
> You quickly get used to very old things over here in the UK. I recently
> had a drink in a pub built in the 1100's (in Rye). Similarly, my flat
> is old enough such that back home on Oz I'd be charging heritage-listed
> admission for the public to see it.

Reminiscent of the old story about an american gentleman visting Magdelene College Oxford. (another of those pronunciations) who encountered an Oxford Porter (those who have met such creature will know why I capitalised their title).

American "Tell me is this an old institution?" OP "Sir, This place is older than the colonies".

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission Uk

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