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Date: | Mon, 02 Jul 2001 23:58:23 -0400 |
From: | "Fred T. Hamster" <fred AT gruntose DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: I ask a small favor of Mr. Hamster (was "shouted down" etc) |
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it could be an affectation... or it could be that i think i'm ee cummings reincarnated... i could have lost my shift buttons and caps locks... or i could be doing it IN OPPOSITION TO THE PEOPLE WHO SHOUT in their email... could be a neural problem... might be a habit... demonic possession is a long shot... wouldn't be doing it to annoy; my personality already does that more than enough for me... could it just be what feels best to me? i will probably stop capitalizing in the manner that appeals to my sensibilities just after the rampant misspellings on the net stop for good... kind of like johnny cash wearing black until the world changes, but without the music (or the cash). when the net has perfect spelling and grammar and word choice, there would be no reason not to fall in line. --fred ps: that's not it either. pps: is this really on topic? ppps: why don't we start spelling like Ls, Cp, TelNet, and StartX too? that would be fun. -- _____ chosen by the Nechung Oracle Program [ http://www.gruntose.com/ ] _____ Society is always engaged in a vast conspiracy to preserve itself--at the expense of the new demands of each new generation. -- John Haynes Holmes _____________ not necessarily my opinions, not necessarily not. _____________ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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