The most annoying typo error... [WAIT FOR IT!]
Raseliarison nirinA
nirina at mail.blueline.mg
Thu May 8 21:11:00 EDT 2003
"Alex Martelli"
> Peter Ballard :
>
> > Gary Duncan wrote ...
> >> ... is not so much an "error" in language terms, but one of poor form;
> >> I refer to the tiresome habit of some folks (even PhD's) of appending
> >> irrelevant pithy statements at the end of their mails.
> >>
> >> Leave these sort-of bumper stickers to those on the LHS of the IQ Bell
> >> curve, pse, i.e. not us in c.l.p ;)
> >>
> >> - Gary ( <pithy statement holder> )
> >
> > Ah. A hangover from my participation in religious and political
> > mailing lists. I usually cut it from my technical posts, but then I
> > thought: so many other people do it, so what the heck.
> >
> > Objection noted.
>
> Then let me get on record as opposing this objection: I think it's
> perfectly acceptable to spend 1-2 lines in one's signature on whatever
> kind of personal statement one wants to make, be it religious, political,
> aesthetic, connected to one's sports-team interests, or whatever. I
> don't, currently, because I've never bothered to set up KNode for it,
> but I used to use a random quote from Blake, Wittgenstein, Leopardi, or
> the like -- and *why not*? It's an old and honorable Usenet tradition
> and it adds a touch of color and individuality which I appreciate.
>
>
> Alex
Here is the best opportunity for placing the touch:
"How many enemies do you have, guys?"
"I do not have and do not need any."
just my 2 lines signature
nirinA
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with unrealistic quotation."
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