Re: A Normalization Question

From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 16:21:16 GMT
Message-ID: <0CzHc.23237$WX.15287@attbi_s51>

"VHarris001" <vharris001_at_aol.com> wrote in message news:20040709084350.29796.00001157_at_mb-m18.aol.com...

> Why would it ever be necessary to change the 'r' in brown? If it was necessary
> to have another thing spelled 'clown,' shouldn't the correct approach be to
> create the new thing 'clown' in the thing table and point to the new 'thing?'

Ah, but then the "lown" is still redundant, you see. Also, if terrorists take over the country and require us to kill all the clowns, we'll have an easy way to locate them all.

Marshall Received on Fri Jul 09 2004 - 11:21:16 CDT