Dang,let's see if this works



In message >, bof >
writes
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>I'm not sure that Mr Broadhurst reads either of the two groups you
>posted to, so I've reinstated the x-post to u.m.
>
>HTH HAND SHANDY ETC
>
>
>
>In message >, James Silverton
> writes
>>Mr. wrote on Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:39:36 +0100:
>>
>>> "james" > wrote in message
...
>>>> In message >, Richard
>>>> Tobin > writes
>>>>> In article > ,
>>>>> Wader of Doom > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Whoever would have thought that he would top-post though?
>>>>>
>>>>> When commenting on a post as a whole, rather than
>>>>> participating in a discussion, top-posting is the right
>>>>> thing to do. Think of it as a post-it note stuck to a
>>>>> letter.
>>>>
>>>> Top posting is never correct in the Usenet. Jim
>>>> Follett
>>
>>>Except when it's funny.
>>
>>The humor escapes me here, please explain. I think top-posting implies
>>that the poster considers the quoted part so tremendously interesting
>>that everyone will be familiar with it without re-reading. Perhaps,
>>also it agrees with Oscar Wilde, who said, I believe, that he never
>>listened to conversations because he was thinking about what he was
>>going to say.
>>
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