Hey, if the man wants to write it that way, let the man write it that way. If it works for him, great... he's sure confused the heck out of all of us, and that translates into job security for him! As you can see, the name of the post is 'variable hell' and that is exactly what he is creating, so "Adriaan Renting", excellent response!
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