Re: The horse race

From: Mark Johnson <102334.12_at_compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:13:03 -0800
Message-ID: <b2oqv1thammbv8fpmknje02pnvadn49h2o_at_4ax.com>


"Marshall Spight" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>Mark Johnson wrote:

>> Furthermore, I think I understand any trepidation in facing such
>> simple examples as the Presidents, or the horse race, or the layout
>> for tomorrow's paper, in that if any tie between a real database of
>> tables is further severed with the RM which supposedly inspired it by
>> the introduction of a simple sort, then the utility of the db remains,
>> while the RM perhaps is seen to recede further into the lofts of
>> academia.

>Pure comedy gold.

Better than Newhart? All over a simple sort. But that was the character he portrayed, after all. Received on Thu Feb 23 2006 - 08:13:03 CET

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