Re: triumph and tragedy, almost

From: Clarence (No_at_No.Com)
Date: 09/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:43:21 GMT

"John Woodgate" <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote in message
news:JTsny8CrgxTBFw3h@jmwa.demon.co.uk...
> I read in sci.electronics.design that Clarence <No@No.Com> wrote (in
> <ucE3d.17739$QJ3.8752@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>) about 'triumph and
> tragedy, almost', on Mon, 20 Sep 2004:
> >
> >"John Woodgate" <jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote in message
> >news:HdDEBnGWouTBFwHz@jmwa.demon.co.uk...
> >> I read in sci.electronics.design that Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlog
> >> DOTyou.knowwhat> wrote (in <pultk05pk3d7ha56dfcmkil6q2vlutu3ba@4ax.com>)
> >> about 'triumph and tragedy, almost', on Mon, 20 Sep 2004:
> >>
> >> >I know you're joking, but 'orangutan' actually comes from Malay 'orang'
> >> >(man) and 'hutan' (forest). The forest-men are not easy to find in the
> >> >jungle.
> >>
> >> How dull! (;-). Actually, I think 'orang' is 'old man', and most of us
> >> here are orang, however childishly we behave from time to time.
> >> --
> >"Speak for yourself John" Longfellow
> >
> >
> The line is 'Why don't you speak for yourself, John?' You have almost
> Aylwarded it by abridgement and incorrect punctuation. (;-)
>
> Fancy the poor sap not responding to an invitation as obvious as that!

By example of the way to use (miss-use) a reference. (:})
No record of anything but their marriage.

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