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=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, UNRESOLVED_TEMPLATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,943c6accb328f208,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: CONDIC@PSAVAX.PWFL.COM Subject: Quote of the month contest (was Re: Is Greg really right?) Date: 1995/04/19 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 101283234 sender: Ada programming language comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1995-04-19T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: From: Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93 Subject: Quote of the month contest (was Re: Is Greg really right?) Original_To: PROFS%"SMTP@PWAGPDB" Original_cc: CONDIC Mark Bayern writes: > >In article <3mkjm8$1ct@stout.entertain.com>, Colin James III >(cjames@stout.entertain.com) writes: >> > >>The beam, or rafter quotes (in NT Greek, dakos) are as follows: >> >>Matt 7:3/5: >> >>And why beholdest thou the mote that is in they brother's eye, but >>considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say >>to they brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behod, > >That's Greek? Sure reads like King James English to me. (Greek >uses those 'funny' symbols you learned once. Remember alpha, beta, >delta, gamma ...??) > Well you're probably right about it not being Greek. Since I can figure out what it means, it's some close approximation to English As the initiator of this little side thread, I feel a certain obligation to point out that whatever language it's in, it's still pretty good advice, eh? :-) (And who is this "King James" guy anyway and what's he got to do with Lord Byron't daughter???? ;-) Pax, Marin Marin David Condic, Senior Computer Engineer ATT: 407.796.8997 M/S 731-93 Technet: 796.8997 Pratt & Whitney, GESP Internet: CONDICMA@PWFL.COM P.O. Box 109600 Internet: MDCONDIC@AOL.COM West Palm Beach, FL 33410-9600 =============================================================================== Please send responses to one of the addresses in this trailer. A "reply" to the address in the message header will bounce. =============================================================================== "Some people say a front-engine car handles best. Some people say a rear-engine car handles best. I say a rented car handles best." -- P. J. O'Rourke ===============================================================================