From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,3b9cb18e1220c16c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-11-08 12:00:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news-out.visi.com!hermes.visi.com!news From: cjsonnack@mmm.com (Programmer Dude) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Where did /= come from? Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 13:35:29 -0600 Organization: 3M Company Message-ID: <3DCC1201.DA6639B0@mmm.com> References: <3DC93F8B.9E28FD15@mmm.com> <3DC9508C.E4741F2A@mmm.com> <3DCAEFB1.D01B1B88@mmm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-CCK-MCD 3M/NCP 4.5 (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:30604 Date: 2002-11-08T13:35:29-06:00 List-Id: Preben Randhol wrote: >>> So many of [Terry Pratchett's] quotes are true (sadly or otherwise). >>> That's what makes him (in my mind) a philosopher. >> >> Nah, that would make an astologist a philosopher. > > I mean it doesn't qualify for being a philosopher. An astrologist just > says a bunch of general bullshit that most people can relate to and then > they think "*WOW* this is how it is". :-) I see quite a difference between Pratchett and an astrologist, but I agree overall. That's why I said (in my mind). And, in fact, "acute, cogent and humorous reporter of the human condition" might be a better term. ;-) > Read the Dirk Gently books by Douglas Adams if you haven't. They are > great fun. They were, but I liked HITCHHIKER better. Few books have quite so many delicious quotes. -- |_ CJSonnack _____________| How's my programming? | |_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | |_____________________________________________|_______________________| Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my employer.