Re: [gentoo-user] OT: top quotes, html mail, and binary jokes

2005-10-31 Thread Holly Bostick
Antoine schreef: >> >> Indeed, life is harder for those of us who don't have English as >> first language. >> >>> kashani, still trying to get his German, Spanish, and Farsi up to >>> speed > > Can you imagine how hard it is to learn another language when > everyone wants to speak English to

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: top quotes, html mail, and binary jokes

2005-10-31 Thread Antoine
And while I'm being talkative I'd like to second what Holly and a few others have hinted at. Command of language is essential. As someone who stumbled into the admin/network business nine years ago I can say that my writing and language skills, specifically the lack of either, did far mo

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: top quotes, html mail, and binary jokes

2005-10-31 Thread Jorge Almeida
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, kashani wrote: > Jorge Almeida wrote: > > > On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, kashani wrote: usefulness for the inarticulate), and > > > top posting (I blame Pine). > > > > Why? > > The semi-factual answer is because bottom posting was the norm until > Pine appeared on the scene or

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: top quotes, html mail, and binary jokes

2005-10-31 Thread kashani
Jorge Almeida wrote: On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, kashani wrote: usefulness for the inarticulate), and top posting (I blame Pine). Why? The semi-factual answer is because bottom posting was the norm until Pine appeared on the scene or at least that's the story according to apocryphal Internet lege

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: top quotes, html mail, and binary jokes

2005-10-31 Thread Jorge Almeida
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, kashani wrote: > usefulness for the inarticulate), and top posting (I blame Pine). Why? > -- Jorge Almeida -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] OT: top quotes, html mail, and binary jokes

2005-10-31 Thread kashani
If only Gentoo were more complicated to administrate we'd have less time for discussing mathematical jokes (funny), html mail (a crutch of dubious usefulness for the inarticulate), and top posting (I blame Pine). Damn you Pooorrrageee!!! Since these subjects come up every six