On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Hughes, Bill wrote:
> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> > On Mon, 4 Oct 2004, Dave Korn wrote:
> ..snip..
> >> Certainly. Just stand still right here for just one minute........
> >>
> >> ****KER-SQUELCH-SPLAT-SMACK****
> >> [sound of massive slap round face with a very wet kipper]
> >>
> >> <brushes dust off hands> That'll learn 'im!
> Ha, I've never seen a kipper more than a few ounces, now a fresh cod can
> easily be over ten pounds....
> And has a harder^W more educational consistency.
>
> > Umm, this reminded me of a passage in a book I'm reading:
> >
> > "You. Name a test to determine whether a recruit is fit to become
> > a marine."
> > The dwarf scratched her trimmed beard. "The recruit is tied--"
> > she hastily corrected herself "--the recruit /volunteers/ to be
> > tied to a sabre-toothed tiger and shut up in its cave. If the
> > recruit comes out, she passed. If the tiger comes out, she
> > failed. If she comes out riding the sabre-toothed tiger, make her
> > a corporal."[*]
> >
> > I just felt that this sums up the whole volunteering bit nicely.
> > Though perhaps it's time to TITTTL...
> > Igor
> > [*] With apologies to Mary Gentle.
>
> Did she write 'Grunts!' ? There was a book I felt a bit uncomfortable
> laughing at...
> but I spent a lot of time laughing.
>
> Bill
That's the book...
Igor
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