IBM and pantyhose (was: Pocket protectors)

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Mon Jul 30 19:32:30 2001

R. D. Davis skrev:

>On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, Geoff Reed wrote and misquoted:
>> At 03:00 AM 7/30/01 +0100, you wrote:
>> >R. D. Davis skrev:
>> >Anyway, there was a spot with an old IBM employee telling an anecdote
>> >about when he was green at the company, wandering down a corridor,
>> >impeccably dressed, when he encounters an older employee who proceeds to
>> >lift his trousers' leg, scolding him for not wearing pantyhose.
>[...]

>Kindly note that I did not write the above quoted text. Please fix
>your quoting mechanism.

Well, while simply stating that some "you" wrote this and that, he didn't
imply that you, R.D., wrote it. Not if you're able to read attribution lines.
But I agree that Geoff should include the name of the previous author. "You"
doesn't amount to much on a mailing list. =)

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