Ah, so you *are* a Manxman!
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Timpe, Jim
Sent: 04 August 2003 19:22
To: 'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [OM] TOPE 14 Moose' pic (SO, ISO)
I've responded, I'm ducking out of this one now (quack).
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Piers Hemy
>Subject: RE: [OM] TOPE 14 Moose' pic (SO, ISO)
>
>
>Wow, you must have knocked up that spoof website at amazing speed.
>
>How did you get the domain name registered and propagated so fast?
>
>;-)
>
>Piers
>
>PS Jim, isosceles <> equilateral! It's from Greek iso-
>(equal) + skelos (leg), thus TWO equal sides. Unless you are
>a Manxman, legs come in pairs!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>On Behalf Of Kennedy
>McEwen
>Sent: 04 August 2003 18:41
>To: olympus-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [OM] TOPE 14 Moose' pic (SO, ISO)
>
>
>In article , "Timpe, Jim" <Jim.Timpe@xxxxxxxxx> writes
>>Common misconception. There's no such thing as 'International
>>Standards Organization'. The ISO is from 'isosceles', as in
>triangle,
>>as in three EQUAL sides. i.e. the attempt to level the playing field.
>>
>I am sure you will find a feedback page somewhere at:
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.openerpage
after all, those poor sods really ought to know they are just a figment of
our imagination!
--
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
Python Philosophers
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