Editor's Note: This Oracle question was forwarded to me by an
Oraculite, and I provided an answer, but it was not sent in on time.
He liked the answer so I'm reproducing it here. (I don't usually
do my own stuff unless I get independent confirmation that somebody
else likes it.)
The Usenet Oracle has pondered your quesition deeply.
Your question was:
> Oh Great and Most Wise Oracle, whose process priorities are
> infinite; whose gargantuan disk quota is exceeded only by your IQ; and
> whose NET Purity Test Score is an irrational negative number, please
> pause for a picosecond to answer this question which has been keeping
> me from sleeping-and more importantly, worshipping thee:
>
> Where has Brad Templeton's sense of humor gone, and can we
> replace it? Is this covered by the factory warranty?
>
> Your Lowly Supplicant
And in response, thus spake the Oracle:
} .....Thank-you Mr. Templeton!
}
} [interesting behind the scenes interview about net joke flow,
} the origination of rec.humor, how to tell if a joke is funny
} and a phone call down the street deleted for reasons of privacy]
}
} But here's what you're after:
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