On Sat, 2008-05-17 at 09:01 -0400, Paul Flint wrote: > Dear Sam and Dave, > > It is with the deepest regret that I must disqualify myself and beg the > forgiveness of the lurking community. In a classic example of > self-destructive hubris, I allowed myself to end the submitted suffix > graph in... <gasp!>...an adverb! > > There is no excuse for this grammatical oversight that would allow me to > continue in this contest, so I abdicate and forfeit this contest in abject > dishonor. Please do not compound this egregious error by turning me over > to the Burlington English Grammar Police, while I am guilty I fear there > swift and righteous retribution. > Dear Paul
You fear 'there' retribution? Well, if ending your .sig in an adverb was a grammatical felony, I believe this would certainly result waterboarding and the stocks :) > And let me end by saying, Never Again! > Their their now... it'll be alright. Rubin > Regards, > > Flint > > On Fri, 16 May 2008, sth wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 19:15:19 -0400 > > From: sth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Suffix Graph Contest > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Fair enough, Paul. > > > > Paul Flint wrote: > > | This e-mail may contain information protected under the Middle Earth > > | Rights and Privacy Act (MERPA). If this e-mail contains information, > > | spells, runes or rings of power and you are not entitled to access such > > | magic under MERPA, please report to a Ministry certified wizard for > > | routine purging. Ministry of Magic regulations require that you destroy > > | this e-mail before reviewing it and you may never again even think about > > | the use of relativity based email again. > > > > | Dave Tisdell wrote: > > |> This e-mail may contain information protected under the Family > > |> Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If this e-mail contains > > |> student information and you are not entitled to access such > > |> information under FERPA, please notify the sender. Federal > > |> regulations require that you destroy this e-mail without reviewing it > > |> and you may not forward it to anyone. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > - -sth > > > > sam hooker|[EMAIL PROTECTED]|http://www.noiseplant.com > > > > use Ring::One; > > $ring[0]->rule(all); $ring[0]->find; $ring[0]->bring(all); > > darkness($ring[0]->bind); > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAkguFYYACgkQX8KByLv3aQ2FEgCgtxKrMaaLA5XdG9vF1dzOgNcp > > 2fYAn2RGFoqke7+kGXpdpHk0NzQA14Xf > > =KiuP > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > /************************************ > Based upon email reliability concerns, > please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. > > Paul Flint > Barre Open Systems Institute > 17 Averill Street > Barre, VT > 05641 > > http://www.bosivt.org > http://www.flint.com/home > skype: flintinfotech > Work: (202) 537-0480 > Fax: (703) 852-7089 > > Consilium > gratuitum .~. > valet /V\ > quanti /( )\ > numerantur ^^-^^ -- Rubin Bennett RB Technologies http://thatitguy.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] (802)223-4448 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety" --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
