On Friday 15 December 2006 04:29, "Roman Naumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Adjusting the cursor speed in the terminal': > "Mark Twain: I rather decline two drinks than a German adjective." > I don't get the 'joke?' in your signature...
It's a pun on the word decline. Mr. Twain (known mainly for his books) is using two meanings on the word decline simultaneously. 1. to refuse and 2. the alter a noun or adjective to indicate it's role in a sentence, only used in some languages. It's rather creative but I found it a little confusing. I only speak English with any proficiency and it doesn't decline adjectives; I'm guessing German does. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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