Re: OT- third hand was: Re: Debian has turned unusable.
On 2004-04-12, Cybe R. Wizard penned:
>
> Yea, verily, I say unto you that on this date (Mon, 12 Apr 2004
> 14:57:40 -0600) "Monique Y. Mudama" <spam@bounceswoosh.org> didst
> appear within my Magick Viewing Screen and, being somewhat pleasantly
> supplicatory, did polemicize thusly:
>
>> On the third hand,
>
> Since the 1993 printing of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's sequel to
> "The Mote In God's Eye," "The Gripping Hand," a tale of three armed
> aliens, that rather uncomfortable but often useful phrase, "on the
> third hand," has given way in lots of arenas to, "on the gripping
> hand." I know it's not Debian related, but, whatthehell, someone might
> be interested and begin using it.
I have read both. I found the first interesting; the second
disappointing.
I've far exceeded my yearly OT quota, and it's only April, so if you are
interested in discussing the books further, feel free to email me
directly.
> Otherwise, if anyone is particularly offended by this post, either
> flame or bozofy me and I won't do it again.
>
> Cybe R. Wizard -maybe
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monique
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