Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 22:30:53 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>, de-bsd-chat@de.freebsd.org, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: daemon stories ( german customs ) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971126222701.14432M-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <5845.880598956@time.cdrom.com>
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On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > But he refused to get the CD-Rom ... Well I tried to persuade him, > > that I didn't want to make a deal with him, I only wanted to give > > it to him, because of the nice service ... > > > > Well, then he told me, it's because of the demon symbol .... > > He is "witnes of Jehova" ;-))) So he can't tale my offer. > > What did you expect from a Beamter anyway? Rational thought? C'mon - > if he was capable of thinking, he wouldn't be a beamter at all, now > would he? :-) :-) > > I think people shouldn't be too put out by these occasional incidents. Yes. I used to work for a really sharp programmer (I won't give his name in this possibly unfriendly context) who was a Jehovah's Witness, I've been at his house and met his family, and seen some others, all fine people. You can't judge every person who's a Jehovah's Witness by a handful of morons. It's just not so. > There are some good ones about texas rednecks and "we just wanted to > know what the lord of darkness was doing on your chest, Maam?" which > involve our little mascot and go back several decades. If it proves > anything at all, it's that there are still religious elements in > various western societies who'd probably be a lot happier living in > someplace like Iran and should probably move there at the first > opportunity. :) > > Jordan > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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