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From: dennison@telepath.com
Subject: Re: Question for the folks who designed Ada95
Date: 1999/04/29
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In article <7g9kef$aco$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
  Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com> wrote:
> In article <925355990.675.30@news.remarQ.com>,
>   "Pat Rogers" <progers@NOclasswideSPAM.com> wrote:
> > The ability to argue both sides is certainly one of your
> > signature characteristics!  :-)
> >
> > (Said as a compliment.)
>
> Thankyou, I take it as a compliment :-)
>
> Once John Goodenough and I were planning a debate at a
> SigAda meeting, where the topic would be announced in
> advance, but we would decide by a flip of a coin at the
> start of the session who would take which side, but we
> did not get around to following through. A pity, would
> have been fun :-)

Frankly, I'm not sure anyone else would have noticed the difference. :-)

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T.E.D.

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