Re: Pumping Gas in Oregon (WAS: Re: Osama Bin Laden Take Over List!)
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From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, 22 August, 2006 2:30:54 AM
Subject: Re: Pumping Gas in Oregon (WAS: Re: Osama Bin Laden Take Over List!)
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Matt Johnson wrote:
> ----- Original Message ---- From: Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Tuesday, 22 August, 2006
> 1:20:46 AM Subject: Re: Pumping Gas in Oregon (WAS: Re: Osama Bin
> Laden Take Over List!)
>
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>> The certifcation is stringent to say the least - and rightly so.
>Stringent certification to pump gas?
No. Sorry. I was being churlish. A feeble attempt at irony to jolt you guys into lightening up and perhaps smile at yourselves. To the layman, the thread could be a comedy sketch - I'm expecting John Cleese to pop his head round any minute.
>> We've seen the back of sand on the forecourt. Thank goodness.
>Can you explain that to a backward provincial?
Again apologies. We serve ourselves at petrol stations. And we put sand on small spillages. And it's no effort. Really not worth talking about.
Er... and "damn" was also ironic.
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Matt
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