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514.1 | since you asked . . . | VIA::RANDALL | I feel a novel coming on | Tue May 03 1988 19:44 | 8 |
| I never would have said such a thing unprovoked; however, bearing
in mind that you did ask:
Impeccable, yes.
Witty, no.
--bonnie
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514.2 | more on masochists | GNUVAX::BOBBITT | showtime, Synergy... | Tue May 03 1988 20:57 | 6 |
| the ultimate masochist begs: "Beat Me, Master, Beat Me."
the ultimate sadist responds: "No!"
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514.3 | | ZFC::DERAMO | I am, therefore I'll think. | Wed May 04 1988 00:26 | 15 |
| Re .-1
>> the ultimate masochist begs: "Beat Me, Master, Beat Me."
>> the ultimate sadist responds: "No!"
I had heard that as
"A sadist is someone who is nice to masochists."
I couldn't figure out if that meant the sadist would
be nice by doing as the masochist requested or by being
gentle, etc. You seem to be voting for the second.
Dan
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514.4 | Your punctuation is dreadful | NEARLY::GOODENOUGH | Jeff Goodenough, IPG Reading UK | Mon May 09 1988 21:27 | 9 |
| Your parenthetical remark should be enclosed in (parentheses) [sic],
not in [brackets] [sic], which are reserved for words inserted to
clarify the meaning of a partial quotation, and words like [sic]
[sic].
Just to give you a flavour, Jim, of what to expect in this file
:-) :-)
Jeff.
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514.5 | from a writer's writer | MARKER::KALLIS | loose ships slip slips. | Mon May 09 1988 21:47 | 8 |
| Re .4 (Jeff):
> -< Your punctuation is dreadful >-
... "Each man is entitled to his own punctuation." -- Mark Twain
[aka Samuel Clemens]
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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514.6 | Whatpunc;tuation? | NEARLY::GOODENOUGH | Jeff Goodenough, IPG Reading UK | Tue May 10 1988 13:03 | 7 |
| Re: .5
To clarify: Jim and I are old friends. I thought I would welcome
him to this conference in the time-honoured fashion.
.4 was deliberately over the top :-) :-)
Jeff.
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