Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!dartvax!merchant From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Most Often Used LIES Message-ID: <3747@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 10:42:59 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.3747 Posted: Mon Oct 28 10:42:59 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Oct-85 06:01:29 EST References: <414@cylixd.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 23 > > The three famous most-often-used lies are: > > (1) "Sure, I'll respect you in the morning." > (2) "The check is in the mail." > (3) "We are from the government, and we are here to help you." > > To which I might add a few of my own: > > (4) "Of COURSE the program is fully commented." > (5) "Well, NOW it's bug-free." > (6) "He's out of the office right now." > (7) "We are from DEC, and we're here to fix your computer." > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Dave Kirby ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave) Don't forget: "It's only a cold sore..." -- "How come you start to hiss Peter Merchant when I say my prayers and you wear those stupid capes!" -- Tonio K