On Jan 9, at 20:26 | Jan9, Billy wrote: > On 09/01/2012 19:42, Norman Dunbar wrote: >>>> Please ignore this. >> >> I always have problems with these types of emails. For example, if I ignore >> it, I have in actual fact followed the instructions to the letter and in >> doing so, cannot possibly have ignored it! >> >> I once had an "argument" with a college lecturer who handed out an "exam" >> paper with 20 questions. You know the one, where you are supposed to read >> all the questions before starting. >> >> Questions 1 - 19 were all decent enough and testing questions, question 20 >> simply stated "do questions 1 to 5 only". >> >> My argument was that in doing so, we have actually carried out 1 to 5 AND 20 >> which meant that we should have failed! Eventually, I wore him down and he >> agreed that I was correct. >> >> Sometimes, I wonder if my mother and father were married at the time of my >> conception! ;-) >> >> >> Cheers, >> Norm. >> > Quite right Norman, question 5 should have ended with a GOTO 20
That reminds me of a shaggy dog story (slightly amended) as to why there was a dead person in the shower surrounded by empty shampoo bottles: 1 Wet hair 2) Apply shampoo and rub in 3) Rinse 4) Repeat The dead guy was a QL programmer. Tony -- t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm