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| From | "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> |
| Subject | Re: Newbie: How to find o |
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To: comp.lang.java.gui RedGrittyBrick wrote: > Lew wrote: >> Daniel Pitts wrote: >>> My guess is that the "Now come on" is referring to the RTFM, not the >>> link itself. Although, that is just supposition on my part, so I >>> could be wrong. >> >> My guess is that I misconstrue. I don't see the problem with reading >> the manual. I do it all the time. I reread Javadocs I've read >> before. There's no harm in it. I RTFM a lot. >> > > My guess is that the problem is the F not the R, the T or the M. > > Whilst many of us can cope with a bit of blunt Anglo-Saxon, and a few > have persuaded themselves that F stands for friendly, obviously there > are some (probably many) who feel the F conveys an excessively hostile > or aggressive tone. > > Just my -n0.02 worth. How long has "RTFM" been in the lexicon of Usenet? Surely by now the "F" is silent. Gee, whillikers, people, lighten up. Gosh. -- Lew --- * Synchronet * The Whitehouse BBS --- whitehouse.hulds.com --- check it out free usenet! --- Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24
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Re: Newbie: How to find o "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
Re: Newbie: How to find o "Roedy Green" <roedy.green@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
Re: Newbie: How to find o "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
Re: Newbie: How to find o "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
Re: Newbie: How to find o "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
Re: Newbie: How to find o "RedGrittyBrick" <redgrittybrick@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
Re: Newbie: How to find o "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
Re: Newbie: How to find o "Roedy Green" <roedy.green@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
Re: Newbie: How to find o "Lew" <lew@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
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