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Thought I'd come out of lurk mode to comment on this. Firstly, I thought
the original posting, I believe by David Meeks, was pretty entertaining.
I've also enjoyed some of the replies I've seen. Along those lines, Maggie
Secara wrote:
GPF?
Abort/Retry/Ignore?
Transmission ended on <end-date>
To which, I would like to say that I would prefer Transmission ended on
<end-date>. GPF is okay as a second choice, and could imply some
metaphysical and spiritual connotations, such as the chance to restart the
operation (reincarnation). Which could say something about the individual it
was applied to.
Now, back to lurk mode. Regards and Happy Holidays to one and all!!
Sam Beard
Technical Writer
GSC, GTE
(Soon to be GTE-Bell Atlantic, only to be changed again to something else
altogether!!)
