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Sorry, I was kidding. Irony, even when it's simple and stupid, doesn't translate well. > -----Original Message----- > From: Denis Robitaille [mailto:DRobitaille@cascades.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 5:29 AM > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > Subject: RE: Y2K heads up - is this troub > > > Sorry, but AS/PM seems simpler only because you were raised > with it. Imagine having to cram 12:23PM on the small screen > of a digital clock. > Even your military do not use the AM/PM system. > > Denis Robitaille > Directeur services techniques > Cascades Inc > 819 363 5187 > fax 819 363 5177 > > > >>> JFritz@sharperimage.com 12/05/00 11:33am >>> > Sure makes the clock dial look crowded. The twelve hour dial > was hard enough > for me. You have to remember that the well known American > penchant for > simplicity really stems from an inability to grasp the complex. <g> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Denis Robitaille [mailto:DRobitaille@cascades.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 7:51 AM > > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > > Subject: RE: Y2K heads up - is this troub > > > > > > We just say meet me at twenty-one o'clock. It makes more > > sense because each hour has it's own number. > > > > If I say to an american "call kme at 8", we do not know if I > > mean AM or PM. > > > > Denis Robitaille > > Directeur services techniques > > Cascades Inc > > 819 363 5187 > > fax 819 363 5177 > > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > david@midrange.com > +--- > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > david@midrange.com > +--- > +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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