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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:The Joy of Lex
Notice:A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:THEBAY::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1192
Total number of notes:42769

111.0. "What's the difference?" by AURORA::LARRY_M () Tue Nov 05 1985 13:20

	What's the difference between a fat chance and a slim chance???
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111.1AUTHOR::BENNETTWed Nov 20 1985 12:453
I can't speak too *highly* of it.  (Censure)

I can't *speak* too highly of it.  (Praise)
111.2SPRITE::OSMANWed Nov 20 1985 16:4954
Reminds me of one of the funniest "Saturday Night Live" skits I recall:

(one day at a nuclear power plant in California)

Boss:
	Well folks, I'm off on vacation, see you in two weeks.
	Keep a close watch on things.  Remember: You can't add too much
	water to a nuclear reactor !

(next day)

Worker one:

	Gee, the boss said you can't add too much water to the reactor,
	so we'd better play safe and add some !

Worker two:

	No, no !  He said you can't add too much water to the reactor.
	We need to be careful not to add too much !

	:
	:

	(after much arguing, a consensus is reached)

worker:
	O.K.  I guess you're right.  We'd better drain the reactor.

	(switch scenes to Hawaii, balcony at plush hotel, looking
	east over the Atlantic)

Rachel:
	Wow Harry, this pad is really nice.  How long will you be down
	for ?

Harry:
	I'll be here two weeks.  You're very nice !  I'm glad we ran into
	each other.

Rachel:
	Hey, what's that red glow on the horizon ?  I thought the sun set
	in the west an hour ago !

Harry:
	Uh oh!  Hey Rach, listen I forgot, I need to make a phone
	call.  See you later.  Remember one thing:  you can't look too
	long at a nuclear explosion !

	:
	:

/Eric
                                     
111.3SUMMIT::NOBLEWed Nov 27 1985 12:464
  Someone in Hawaii needs very good eyes to be looking East over the
  Atlantic.

  -  chuck
111.4ummSIERRA::OSMANand silos to fill before I feep, and silos to fill before I feepWed Apr 30 1986 17:145
    Uh, yeah, I guess you're right.  sorry, make that "Pacific".
    
    sorry I've taken so long to respond, been busy . . .
    
    /Eric