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Subject:Re: Who's working? Certification? Etc. From:Buck & Tilly Buchanan <writer -at- DHC -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 17 Jun 1997 19:59:46 -0500
Dave Meek wrote:
>
> Buck wrote:
> >>Is there anyone remaining on this list who still sits in his/her cubicle
> >>and turns out work; doesn't play nerfball in the workplace; understands
> >>that familiarity (in the bar after work) breeds contempt; spends a full
> >>eight hours working?
> >>--
>
> You jest, right?
>
> Wake up, Buck! There's a great big world out there, and we simply haven't
> time to worry about such mundane concerns as work and turning out a tangible
> product of our labors.
>
> I'm far too busy solving the impending crises of certification, of
> unalterably altering the entire English-speaking world with my choice of
> he/she/it/they/him/her/it/them in my documents read by literally dozens of
> people, of enhancing the living standards of all sentient creatures by
> calling myself a Technical Documented Communications Media Engineer
> Authorate Specialist, Esquire.
>
> And of course, now there's "redux." Not that I know what a red-ux is or
> whether uxes (uxi?) come in colors other than red. Still, it's too
> important an issue to set aside in favor of work, which must necessarily
> take a secondary place in my busy life.
>
> Anybody working out there, indeed!
>
Even a Texan who has been accused 27 times on this list of being a
sourpuss (or some synonym thereof)understands the humor in your post.
Redux ain't funny. Certification ain't funny. Wasting effort at
searching for a new title for Tech writer ain't funny. A 40-message
thread on *data is or data are*, when it can be looked up in 2 minutes
in M'soft Style Manual aint funny.
But your post?
That's funny!
--
Buck Buchanan
writer -at- dhc -dot- net
Arlington, TX
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