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In article <3qtl5t$t2i@gap.cco.caltech.edu> carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) writes:
>From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
>Subject: Re: What is ELF?
>Date: 5 Jun 1995 01:03:57 GMT

>In article <D9oBKq.AqB@mv.mv.com>, andy@moose.mv.com (Andy Borsa) writes:
>=In article <3qg5sf$4gh@nyx10.cs.du.edu>, pwayne@aol.com says...
>=>
>=> Can anyone explain me what is ELF? How does it work? What are its
>=>advantages?  Please post, we have a size limit on our mailfolder.
>=>
>=Ladies and gentlemen,
>=
>=It seems that we have over-acronymed the English language, something I've 
>=suspected for a while and this thread just proves it.
>=
>=Note the 3 replies here (maybe more by this time) -
>=1.  Mine and 1 other - extra-low-frequency electromagnetic (E-M) waves 
>=used for communicating thru dense media.
>=2.  ELF as in the height-challenged mythical creature.
>=3.  Some new computer thingy for the Linux operating system.
>=
>=Guess what?  All 3 are valid responses!

>Oh?  Suppose you tell us what you think would be a reasonable interpretation of
>the question "How does it work?" using definition 2.

How about "It doesn't need to - people leave it cookies and bowls of milk." Or 
was that brownies? No, they sell cookies... No, that's girl scouts... (Fade 
into complete unintelligibility) ;-)

(Sorry 'bout that)

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>understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below).  So
>unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
>organization responsible for it.  If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
>hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.

Bob C.

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