On Wed, 11 Sep 1996 18:56:10 -0400 (EDT), Mark O. Aldrich wrote:
After having traveled in Europe, I was certainly familiar with the difference in the notation. You also think, however, that I would have paid more attention to what the hell I was reading before I shot off my mouth (via my keyboard), but I didn't. I think this is called a "brain fart" (note to our European brothers and sisters - over there, I think you call it a "mental fugue" or "Parliamentary election," I'm nor sure which).
I've always wondered if the makers of mailer software couldn't include a delay option, so that, say, a message might be held for 10 minutes and then sent. Imagine how many of the "Sorry about x; I meant y" posts we'd never see. # Chris Adams <adamsc@io-online.com> | http://www.io-online.com/adamsc/adamsc.htp # cadams@acucobol.com | V.M. (619)515-4894 "I have never been able to figure out why anyone would want to play games on a computer in any case when the whole system is a game. Word processing, spreadsheets, telecoms -- it's all a game. And they pay you to play it." -- Duncan Frissell