Re: OT: was Re: thank you IBM

Posted in 2004

Chris Hall — 10 Jun 2004 09:17:38 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<2iqj66Fqb6v3U1@uni-berlin.de>... > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message > news:ca91io$qpb$1@news.xmission.com... > > > > > > Serge Rielau said: > > > Captain Pedantic wrote: > > > > > >> "IDC said IBM's numbers remained strong because of strong sales of its > > >> DB2 > > >> software for the mainframe..." > > >> > > >> Does it run on other platforms then? > > > No, on other platforms it flies. > > > > Humility. I like that in a man. > > You're mistaking humility with men kneeling down in front of you. Shouldn't that be "mistake for" or "confuse with", rather than "mistake with"?

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Paul G. Brown — 10 Jun 2004 18:50:53 -0700 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Chris.Hall@OrbisUK.com (Chris Hall) wrote in message news:<6415b0c2.0406100817.63992b71@posting.google.com>... > "Captain Pedantic" <theharlequin36@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<2iqj66Fqb6v3U1@uni-berlin.de>... > > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message > > news:ca91io$qpb$1@news.xmission.com... > > > > > > > > > Serge Rielau said: > > > > Captain Pedantic wrote: > > > > > > > >> "IDC said IBM's numbers remained strong because of strong sales of its > > > >> DB2 > > > >> software for the mainframe..." > > > >> > > > >> Does it run on other platforms then? > > > > No, on other platforms it flies. > > > > > > Humility. I like that in a man. > > > > You're mistaking humility with men kneeling down in front of you. > > Shouldn't that be "mistake for" or "confuse with", rather than "mistake with"? Ooooh.. .. .. Them's fightin' words.