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Re: Chance for a Million! [message #33517 is a reply to message #33434]

Mon, 06 January 2003 16:32

David Fanning
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JD Smith (jdsmith@as.arizona.edu) writes:

> I have to say I feel somewhat misrepresented in my caricatured
> diatribe against for loops. Perhaps suitable placement of the phrase
> "tongue in cheek" in the prologue would suffice to make it clear that,
> when it comes to looping in IDL, reason and experience, rather than
> blind devotion to a particular belief system, must be your faithful
> guides.

The first thing you learn in a storytelling class is
(1) Don't ever apologize, (2) Don't ever explain, (3) and
don't ever, ever tell them you're only joking. It just ruins
the whole illusion. :-)

Cheers,

David

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		Chance for a Million! Was: Penis Enlargement By: David Fanning on Sun, 05 January 2003 20:29
		Re: Chance for a Million! By: David Fanning on Wed, 08 January 2003 12:51
		Re: Chance for a Million! By: Mark Hadfield on Wed, 08 January 2003 13:03
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		Re: Chance for a Million! By: btupper on Tue, 07 January 2003 06:58
		Re: Chance for a Million! By: David Fanning on Mon, 06 January 2003 16:32
		Re: Chance for a Million! By: JD Smith on Mon, 06 January 2003 15:35

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