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From: aglew@urbsdc.Urbana.Gould.COM
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Subject: Re: Ha ha!
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Date: 14 Apr 88 15:35:00 GMT
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>In the April 1988 issue of DefenseScience, page 30, a large contractor is
>advertising job openings, including:
>
>  "Must be acknowledged expert in Ada community with advanced degrees,
>   minimum of 10 years Ada experience, and professionally published in Ada
>   field"
>
>Ok, I give up.  How does one get 10 years of Ada experience, since by 
>definition, Ada only exists after Feb 17, 1983, and validated compilers
>(by definition, the only real compilers) did not exist until later.  Even
>the prelanguage was July 1980.  
>
>Or is this a subtle April fool's joke?

Could it be that they are trying to justify hiring a foreigner who
was on one of the original Ada design teams? Or maybe even an 
American...

(BTW, I'm an "outstanding alien" too)