Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-17 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 01:41:55PM +0100, Roland Mas wrote: > Richard Braakman (2003-03-09 05:45:26 +0200) : > > Branden Robinson ended his part of the 2003 DPL debate with this > > message: > > > > I'd like everybody to make as informed a decision as they can > > when voting, and to please

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-17 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 01:41:55PM +0100, Roland Mas wrote: > Richard Braakman (2003-03-09 05:45:26 +0200) : > > Branden Robinson ended his part of the 2003 DPL debate with this > > message: > > > > I'd like everybody to make as informed a decision as they can > > when voting, and to please

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-17 Thread Roland Mas
Richard Braakman (2003-03-09 05:45:26 +0200) : > Branden Robinson ended his part of the 2003 DPL debate with this > message: > > I'd like everybody to make as informed a decision as they can > when voting, and to please exercise their franchise. Only you > can make the system work. >

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-17 Thread Roland Mas
Richard Braakman (2003-03-09 05:45:26 +0200) : > Branden Robinson ended his part of the 2003 DPL debate with this > message: > > I'd like everybody to make as informed a decision as they can > when voting, and to please exercise their franchise. Only you > can make the system work. >

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-09 Thread Richard Braakman
On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 09:50:05PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Nope. You want this one, from WordNet (3): > >3: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group > by a government (especially the right to vote) I'm fairly sure, though, that the word originall

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-09 Thread Richard Braakman
On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 09:50:05PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Nope. You want this one, from WordNet (3): > >3: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group > by a government (especially the right to vote) I'm fairly sure, though, that the word originall

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-09 Thread Aaron Lehmann
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 05:45:26AM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote: > At this point, various non-native English speakers may be left wondering, > What's a franchise? > Why does Branden think that mine needs exercise? > Do I even HAVE a franchise? > Is it big and hairy? [snip] > -- > Richard

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-09 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Looking up "Frank", we find "A pigsty" as the first definition. > Slightly surprising, but maybe it's a comment on the project's > current lack of organization. More likely, the definition we > want is further down: "unbounded by restrictions, limita

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-08 Thread Aaron Lehmann
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 05:45:26AM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote: > At this point, various non-native English speakers may be left wondering, > What's a franchise? > Why does Branden think that mine needs exercise? > Do I even HAVE a franchise? > Is it big and hairy? [snip] > -- > Richard

Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-08 Thread Richard Braakman
Branden Robinson ended his part of the 2003 DPL debate with this message: I'd like everybody to make as informed a decision as they can when voting, and to please exercise their franchise. Only you can make the system work. At this point, various non-native English speakers may be le

Re: Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-08 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Looking up "Frank", we find "A pigsty" as the first definition. > Slightly surprising, but maybe it's a comment on the project's > current lack of organization. More likely, the definition we > want is further down: "unbounded by restrictions, limita

Branden's cryptic advice

2003-03-08 Thread Richard Braakman
Branden Robinson ended his part of the 2003 DPL debate with this message: I'd like everybody to make as informed a decision as they can when voting, and to please exercise their franchise. Only you can make the system work. At this point, various non-native English speakers may be le