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On 05/03/2013 02:54, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Steven D'Aprano
> <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
>> It's easy for him to
>> deal with it, all he has to do is get a goat to eat the garden waste I
>> toss over the fence, and his problem is solved.
>
> Sounds like someone got Steven's goat.
>
> *dives for cover*
>
> ChrisA
>

It's unlikely to happen but the UK should bring back the death penalty 
when it gets that bad :)

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence