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RE: completely off-topic question...

From: Rachel Carmichael <carmichr_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 17:14:22 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0035F4C5.20010803065723@fatcity.com>

Another book to add to my "wish list"...., dang I need to retire RIGHT NOW and start reading. Good thing I read fast. Now if they would just stop publishing new books, so I could catch up :)

>From: "Adams, Matthew (GEA, 088130)" <MATT.ADAMS_at_APPL.GE.COM>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: completely off-topic question...
>Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 06:22:19 -0800
>
>According to the _Dictionary of Mis-Information_
>(a fascinating read), these letters were chosen
>because it was a very easy morse code to learn and
>was not being used for anything else.
>
>----
>Matt Adams - GE Appliances - matt.adams_at_appl.ge.com
>Doing linear scans over an associative array is like
> trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.
> - Larry Wall (creator of Perl)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christopher Spence [mailto:cspence_at_FuelSpot.com]
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 9:41 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: RE: completely off-topic question...
> >
> >
> > I highly believe SOS means save our soul.
> >
> > That sites gives no reasoning behind their claim, no one just
> > picks letters
> > for no reasoning.
> >
> >
> > "Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile in their
> > shoes, that way
> > when you criticize them, you are a mile a way and have their shoes."
> >
> > Christopher R. Spence OCP MCSE MCP A+ RAPTOR CNA
> > Oracle DBA
> > Phone: (978) 322-5744
> > Fax: (707) 885-2275
> >
> > Fuelspot
> > 73 Princeton Street
> > North, Chelmsford 01863
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:51 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > This Is a simple one: BTW-bye the way.
> >
> > I visited www.acronymfinder.com. Here is something I wanted
> > to share. /SOS
> > [not an acronym] a common misconception is that SOS means Save Our
> > Ship/Souls (a distress call); the letters don't actually stand for
> > anything./
> >
> > I always wanted to know what SOS really meant. It is not an
> > acronym at all.
> > Cool site.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 4:56 AM
> >
> >
> > > ROFL - rolling on the floor laughing
> > >
> > > I believe there actually is a web site somewhere that keeps
> > track of
> > > these acronyms.
> > >
> > > Patrice Boivin
> > > Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Babette Turner-Underwood [SMTP:babattt_at_home.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 2:25 AM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > > Subject: Re: completely off-topic question...
> > >
> > > Or Happy To Help ...
> > >
> > > Also ... YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary (this took me FOREVER to
> > > guess)
> > > LOL - laughing out loud
> > > RTM - read the manual
> > > RTFM - read the Fine manual
> > > IMHO - in my humble opinion OR in my honest opinion
> > > OT - Off topic
> > >
> > > Babette
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 1:02 AM
> > >
> > >
> > > > hope this helps
> > > >
> > > > hth
> > > >
> > > > yosi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Michael wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > ...which means it's probably going to start a great big thread
> > > :) I
> > > > > see a lot of emails with HTH on them, seemingly some sort of way
> > > to
> > > > > say "thankyou" or something... as they're always at the end of
> > > > > somebodies message right before they sign off their name.. I
> > > have
> > > > > pondered, and pondered as to what HTH could stand for, could
> > > somebody
> > > > > be so kind as to fill me in ? Thanks,Michael.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Yosi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Yosi Greenfield
> > > > Oracle Certified DBA
> > > > ygreenfield_at_compuserve.com
> > > >
> > > >
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