Re: Merry Christmas

From: Joel Garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: 23 Dec 2005 11:11:58 -0800
Message-ID: <1135365118.555768.21180@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>

gazzag wrote:
> Is it bad form to hijack a technical newsgroup simply to wish everyone
> a happy Christmas/happy holiday/good time in general?

Naw, someone will hijack it back.

set heading off
set feedback off
set pagesize 2000
select decode

           ( sign(floor(maxwidth/2)-rownum)
           , 1, lpad( ' ', floor(maxwidth/2)-(rownum-1))
             || rpad( '*', 2*(rownum-1)+1, ' *')
           , lpad( '* * *', floor(maxwidth/2)+3))
    from all_objects
       , (select 40 as maxwidth from dual)

    where rownum < floor(maxwidth/2) +5
/

(sorry I've lost the attribution.)

>
> Either way, I've done it now, so I hope everyone who reads this will be
> happy as this year closes and a new one begins.
>
> May your god go with you.
>
> Kind wishes,
>
> --g

jg

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Received on Fri Dec 23 2005 - 13:11:58 CST