Re: AlphaSyntauri

[heuser.marcus@freenet.de]

Simon D. Williams wrote:
> Michael Black wrote:
> > "Simon D. Williams" (bb065@chebucto.ns.ca) writes:
> > > On 3 Aug 2006, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> > >
> > >> Simon, I'd be happy to take a crack (!) at deprotecting that disk
> > >> if you'd like...
> > >
> > > 1. Is that an exclamation mark in parentheses or an ascii art rendering of
> > > a different kind of "crack"?
> > >
> > I think he was making a pun, as in he'll take a crack (make an attempt)
> > at cracking (breaking the copy protection) the disk.  The exclamation mark
> > to ensure that we realize he is making a pun.
>
> Ah, I forgot to put a winkie at the end... I got Michael's pun, but
> noticed that in a monospaced font the (!) looks a bit like a bum... bum
> --> crack.

You guys are cracking me up!

;o)

bye
Marcus