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Re: test

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From: Dennis Monbourquette
Date: Sat, 06 Dec 1997 00:00
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Rex chiseled onto the sacred tablets:
: Pierre van Rooyen wrote:
: > 
: > test

: Hmmmm...often have I cogitated on just this occurrence...

  Er, perhaps the contemplation of fine Tex-Mex cullinary creations would
be more entertaining, and in fact nourishing?

: If a person is going to verify that his or her newsserver/
: newsreader/keyboard/whatever is functioning correctly, and
: they place the word "test" in the subject field, then why
: on earth would you duplicate that effort by placing the
: word "test" redundantly in the body of the post?

  But, what if just the *headers* are working, but not the *body* text??!?
Wait, I forgot.  Most newbies are like, "Header?  Body?  What are you
talking about you pervert?"

: Wouldn't leaving the body of the post empty also suffice,
: since he or she would know that his or her functional
: verification was successful after viewing his or her post and
: it's terribly original subject field of "test" in the list of
: posted drivel?

  Leaving the body empty would resonate too much with their heads being
empty.  This way, they feel a little bit less hollow.

: Or why not show a flair for the only slightly mundane by
: using other parts of one's vocabulary.  After all, you can't
: use the word you are trying to define in its own definition.

  I can't say anything to this.

: Rex (What they do?  They smile in your face...)

  -Feste a la Sarcasm Boy

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From: a09441@giant.mindlink.bc.ca (Dennis Monbourquette)
Subject: Re: test
Date: 1997/12/06
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