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Author Re: Sunday Sermons
David Frank

2005-08-23, 7:57 am


"Rich Townsend" <rhdt@barVOIDtol.udel.edu> wrote in message
news:deb5bm$5q7$1@scrotar.nss.udel.edu...

>
> A 'snake-oil salesman' is someone peddling something that does not work,
> whether they know it or not. Whereas, 'my' varying strings package (I use
> quotes, since the module is no more than an implementation of part 2 of
> the Fortran standard) is, as far as I know, fully functional and compliant
> with the standard. Likewise, my blank reduction code, which relies on
> varying strings, is to the best of my knowledge without mistakes.
>
> If you would like to point out errors in either, be my guest; otherwise,
> please find an alternative ad hominem to serve as the fig leaf for your
> incompetence.
>
> cheers,
>


Well I would have liked to use the word "charlatan" but you had resorted to
name-calling a few days prior and already used it
along with "fool" in the same sentence referring to me.

So I'm stuck with my "snake-oil salesman" synonym for you, in any future
mud-slinging bouts initiated by you.


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