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Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 08:46:25 -0600
From: Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org>
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Colin J. Raven wrote:

> On Dec 25, Dag-Erling Smørgrav launched this into the bitstream:
>
>> Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> writes:
>>
>>> One does not need to know how to rebuild an engine to know how to
>>> drive the car.
>>
>>
>> One should not criticize the design of an engine while vehemently
>> claiming to have no interest in how enginges are built.
>
>
> One should not buy a car without at least knowing the general specs of 
> the engine.


One should not buy a car without at least looking under the hood, 
kicking the tires, and taking it for a test drive.

Merry Christmas,
    Nikolas