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: 103376,39bc67821e9fdfe5 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-29 01:47:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!212.74.64.35!colt.net!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!pipehawk.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: john.mccabe@emrad.com.nospam (John McCabe) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Capitalization of language names (was: Newbie in ADA...) Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:46:06 GMT Organization: Emrad Ltd Message-ID: <3bdd2546.3364467@news.demon.co.uk> References: <3u5C7.7$Ea4.477@read2.inet.fi> NNTP-Posting-Host: pipehawk.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: pipehawk.demon.co.uk:158.152.226.81 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1004348762 nnrp-01:21038 NO-IDENT pipehawk.demon.co.uk:158.152.226.81 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.21/32.243 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:15330 Date: 2001-10-29T09:46:06+00:00 List-Id: On 26 Oct 2001 05:19:17 -0500, Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) wrote: >In article <3u5C7.7$Ea4.477@read2.inet.fi>, "Anders Wirzenius" writes: > >> (The content of the holes that were punched out was a popular surrogate for >> rice at weddings.) > >Popular only with those who threw it -- not at all popular with those >who had to remove it from their hair and clothing. Rice falls to the >ground much more readily. That may be so, but rice also hurts when people throw it *at* you instead of above you!