| William M. Klein 2007-09-10, 7:55 am |
| Pete,
Anyone who has EVER been at an X3J4 or J4 COBOL Standard meeting would
certainly have to include Anna Russell's
"I don't make these things up, you know"
frequently. (I know that I certainly think it both at and after the meetings)
P.S. For those not familiar with her - but who like Wagner, Gilbert & Sullivan,
etc - see:
http://www.amazon.com/Anna-Russell-...iews/B0000027JD
--
Bill Klein
wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
"Pete Dashwood" <dashwood@removethis.enternet.co.nz> wrote in message
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> "Alistair" <alistair@ld50macca.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1189344386.201042.62250@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> OK :-)
>
> Sometimes it is hard to know what people are serious about and what they are
> not, here.
>
> There are some quite precise parallels between what has happened with COBOL
> and the Teutonic fables of Goetterdammerung... I'll give it some thought...:-)
>
> Currently, I am recovering from a rotten cold that has made it impossible for
> me to even do any work for a few days (simply unable to concentrate) but I'm
> getting better and, once I 've caught up to my schedule, I'll be in a lighter
> frame of mind.
>
> Pete.
> --
> "I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."
>
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