Re: a publiK announcemenT

[nessus@mit.edu (Douglas Alan)]

In article <951207020031_47055621@emout04.mail.aol.com> IEDSRI@aol.com writes:

>   Some considerable time ago IED reneged on a promise to
>   acknowledge -- following the (for him unfortunate) resolution
>   of one of his many longstanding disputes over doKTrine -- 
>   that |>oug /\lan knows more about Kate Bush than IED
>   does or ever will.  He hereby makes said acknowledgement
>   publicly, and with a full understanding of its truth.

Although I appreciate IED's humility of recent years (while
simultaneously missing the fiesty IED of years long past), I cannot in
good conscience allow this statement to go unchallenged.  Although,
the statement was no doubt true at the time the statement was supposed
to be posted, it is, alas, no longer true.

At the time of the dispute in question, long years of dedikateon had
caused my brain grow to the size of a planet, filled with incredible
quantities of knowledge and wisdom about Kate Bush.  In recent years,
too much mindless C++ programming and snuggling with my wife and
neglect of the only topic worthy of serious consideration has caused
my brain to shrink back down to merely human proportions.  I must
admit that the converse of IED's statement is now certainly true: At
this point in time, IED knows more about Kate Bush than I do or likely
ever will again.

|>oug