David McNett

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Date: Mon Oct 12 12:04:13 CDT 1998
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Get serious, this is usenet. Circular threads is what you do here.
Ever read cuq[1]?

The typical thread goes something like

Q: How can I do foo?

A1: With bar.

A2: With baz.

A3: bar doesn't work on PDP10s running Version 6, and baz contains a UUOC.
    Do wibble instead.

A4: But wibble will run much too slow. Better do wobble in that case.

A5: Just use Emacs.

A6: I got bored last night, here's my awk solution.

A7: perl is better

A8: I haven't followed this thread, but couldn't you just do bar?

GOTO A3

Christian

[1] Hi. My name is Christian. I'm a recovering sysadmin[2]. The last time
    I read cuq was ... yesterday.

[2] Actually, I'm not. I never got sucked in that deep.[3][4] Phew!

[3] Please don't tell. I might get booted of this group.

[4] Is it footnote, interpunction or interpunction, footnote?
-- 
Christian Bauernfeind
Not speaking for Siemens
Not even working for IBM
e-mail: v2bauern@fishkill.ibm.com

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