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Re: offtopic helmet polishing (was Re: rm fails to remove symbolic links to directories)
On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 04:42:19PM +0100, Lionel B wrote:
>"Christopher Faylor" wrote...
>> On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 03:42:47PM +0100, Lionel B wrote:
>> >"Christopher Faylor" wrote...
>> >> On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 10:56:05AM +0100, Lionel B wrote:
>> >> >"Christopher Faylor" wrote ...
>> >> >>Actually, all kidding aside, this is correct, right? They think that
>> >> >>whales and hippos came from a common ancestor, don't they?
>> >> >
>> >> >Any two species that ever existed on the planet have a common ancestral
>> >> >species... ok, for a T. Rex and a greengage plum you might have to go
>> >> >back a bit.
>> >>
>> >> Yes, my education did progress beyond the second grade.
>> >
>> >Pleased to hear they are still teaching evolution in your country.
>>
>> So when I mentioned "common ancestor" you thought I was speaking of
>> creationism?
>
>No. I was attempting a "humourous" rejoinder
>(http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=funny); i.e. I was making a
>rather lame attempt at a "joke"
>(http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=joke).
Yeah, implying that "America is full of backward hicks" schtick is so
refreshing and original.
>NB: there's a big fat line between "endearingly grumpy"
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Meldrew) and "depressingly
>humourless".
Just like the line between "moderately clueful" and "annoyingly
clueless", I suppose.
cgf