Karl Pearson wrote on 02/12/2009 12:01:04 PM: > > On Thu, February 12, 2009 11:17 am, Rick Stevens wrote: > > Karl Pearson wrote: > >> On Wed, February 11, 2009 10:44 am, Rick Stevens wrote: > >>> Karl Pearson wrote: > >>>> On Tue, February 10, 2009 11:30 am, Rick Stevens wrote: > >>>>> Karl Pearson wrote: > >>>>>> On Mon, February 9, 2009 3:25 pm, Ray Van Dolson wrote: > >> <<< Stuff deleted >>> > >>>>>> I suspect I've confused more than helped, but ask away and someone > >>>>>> smarter than me will respond. > >>>>> The shell snippet I provided > >>>> HA! I knew you thought you were smarter than me! I knew you were > >>>> too, > >>>> by > >>>> the way... :) > >>> Not really, just been doing this stuff for over 30 years. > >>> SOMETHING'S > >>> gotta rub off! > >> > >> I'm really hoping it will begin to rub off on me... I've been doing > >> this, though not as intensely as you, for about 23 years. > > > > It helps if you're abrasive and "prickly", like me. You find you also > > have to remove lots of lint and other things that stick to you. :-) > > I'll have to remember that. Hedgehog is better than porcupine then, huh? > Thinking about likening IT folks to different animals, why is it that > one that comes to mind is 'skunk'? > We're the ones constantly being badgered. John R