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Re: Mini-FAQ

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From: Tom Magliery
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 18:36
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In <62246@mimsy.umd.edu> sjsmith@cs.umd.edu (Stephen Joseph Smith) writes:

>I propose that somebody creates a mini-FAQ containing the *really*
>frequently asked questions...  Proposed entries:
>[he nails several bigtime offenders]

One more proposed VFAQ entry:  A mention that the real FAQ contains
answers to MANY questions like "What is an English word that contains
5 consecutive vowels?"  or "What is the longest/shortest English word
that ...?"

This is a FANTASTIC idea.  Now we need a volunteer to construct it...

mag
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Tom Magliery ** Dept of CS ** 1304 W Springfield ** Champaign IL 61820 ** USA
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