what's the difference between these two methods? (aka, why doesn't one of them work?)

[John Salerno]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> JohnJSal wrote:
> 
>> That's a perfectly valid comment, but in this case just not applicable.
>> I spent a lot of time working through my original question before
>> posting, but I just couldn't get it.
> 
> how do you fit "a lot of time" into 18 minutes?
> 
> </F>
> 

Hmmm, I had tried to cancel sending that post but I guess it didn't 
work. As I was sending it, I said to myself, "well, maybe I didn't spend 
enough time before asking."

But I guess rather than "a lot of time", I'm thinking I tried "a lot of 
things," or at least all I could think of.