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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re: Showing Off (Athletics VS Intell
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Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 16:15:59 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 12 16:15:59 1985
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In article  darryl@ISM780.UUCP writes:
>	At my job I work on C compilers, for a software company that
>	specializes in doing Unix ports.  When I meet people socially,
>	a frequently asked question is "What do you do for a living?"
>	How can I answer without being boorish or boring?
>
>	How can I answer this without making them feel like they are stupid,
>	but also avoiding the path "It's a very technical job, you wouldn't
>	understand without a longwinded and boring discussion"?
>
>(--Darryl Richman, INTERACTIVE Systems Corp.

"I take large, complex computer programs that run on one brand of
computer, and I modify them so that they will run on other brands."

	Frank Silbermann