> > > > > Linus call me yesterday. Unfortunately I was out. Fortunately he let
> > > > > me a voice mail saying that it would not be able to do it for my
> > > > > birthday and wanted to apology for that.
> > > >
> > > > i have no reason to disbelieve you, but it would help if you could
> > > > mention your birthday along these lines. whatever, it really doesn't
> > > > matter...
> > >
> > > modprobe humour
> >
> > i did figure.
>
> so a witticism in english by a native french-speaker, which seemed to be
> misunderstood by a native german-speaker, is attemptedly clarified by a
> native english-speaker acting on the assumption that the second didn't get
> the first, but....
excuse me, christophe, but i wouldn't go as far as to call it witty.
> kind of explains why you never hear raucous laughter at a u.n. session.
i have about a million other explanations. or can you laugh when you
think about world politics?
--
martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.)
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"you may feel a slight sting. that's pride fucking with you.
fuck pride. pride only hurts, it never helps."
-- marcellus wallace (pulp fiction)
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