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Article #2371Re: Billion-year survivability
From: Tony Wallis
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:45
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:45
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[ bob vesterman hates using those inane "smilie" things .. ]
OK, Bob, here's one for you ..
What's it called when
[1] A posts something deliberate absurd (e.g. envelopes surviving
10**9 years) - so absurd that smilies are totally redundant.
[ Wry/dry/droll humour. ]
[2] B follows up with something equally absurd - so absurd that only
_superficially_ would it appear that B has taken A literally.
[ B wryly/dryly/drolly playing along with A. ]
[3] A replies sarcastically that he should have included smilies,
implying B is thick.
[ Thereby, implying that A is thick. ]
[4] B explains it all to A publically in four easy steps.
Note: the above is 100% smiley-free.
Right back at yer ..
--
tony@nexus.yorku.ca = Tony Wallis, York University, Toronto, Canada
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