Re: RTFM apology

From: Carlos Benjamin <benj@firstlinux.net> >--- "Neil Truby" <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> > > wrote: > >> >> >Do you know what a petard is? > >> >> > >> >>A domesticated aardvark? > >> >> > >> >>It's a conical iron container filled with gunpowder used to blow open > >the > >> >>gates of a castle or walled enclosure (fortress, city, etc.). I >believe > >the > >> >>proper term is hoist ON my own petard (paraphrase from Hamlet I > >believe). > >> > > >> 'What is a petard, Mr. Trebek?' should follow the more serious answer. > >> > >> I can spell 4GL > > > >You can't spell "Truby" though. > >Actually, Mr. Trubly, I was referring to Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy. Hey, Careless! > >Anyway, it's what the Clown said it was > >(the gunpowder container). > >Hey, Nell. I was the one who offered the definition, not O. T. Clown. He >just said it wasn't a purty sight. Actually, Mr Banjoman, I said it wasn't a pretty site. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com