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Subject:Re: Cocktail Party Conversation From:Kim Ballard <ballardk -at- MACE -dot- CC -dot- PURDUE -dot- EDU> Date:Wed, 1 Dec 1993 23:18:43 EST
'Alun Whittaker' writes in an earlier message
> To continue straining the analogy:
> Passing the sign "WELCOME TO THE HIGH FASHION FORUM", Karen encountered
> a room full of poorly dressed strangers who were loudly expounding
> their opinions about how everyone else should be dressed.
Alun,
I can only hope that Santa brings me both your wit and your ability to
be succinct. I'll even settle for one or the other.
But, are you spelling your name correctly or phonetically?
--
Kim Ballard
Purdue University
ballardk -at- mace -dot- cc -dot- purdue -dot- edu
