12 Dec
2000
12 Dec
'00
6:41 p.m.
Having only recently disposed of my locally resident teen-aged sons, I'm
still oversensitized to sophomoric humor, which, despite my attenuated
appreciation, is still, <cringe> humor.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb(a)deltasoft.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: 10,000 years? (was: Data Archival (OT Long)
> > Bill Gates XXXXXXXIIIV
> >
> Shouldn't that be LXX (for the first part)? Maybe you can write out in
> decimal what IIIV is supposed to be, since only ONE lesser character to
the
left is
subtracted, and the two remaining 'I's are meaningless.
Richard, it's a joke fer chrissakes. It's meant to be amusing, not
accurate. There are times when one shouldn't be too pedantic. This is
one
of those times. :)
g.