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  3. From: tony@nexus.yorku.ca (Tony Wallis)
  4. Subject: Re: Billion-year survivability
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov22.214532.26970@newshub.ccs.yorku.ca>
  6. Originator: tony@nexus.yorku.ca
  7. Sender: news@newshub.ccs.yorku.ca (USENET News System)
  8. Organization: York University  Department of Computer Science
  9. References:  <92326.143428RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu>
  10. Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:45:32 GMT
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  12.  
  13. [ bob vesterman hates using those inane "smilie" things .. ]
  14.  
  15. OK, Bob, here's one for you ..
  16.  
  17. What's it called when 
  18. [1] A posts something deliberate absurd (e.g. envelopes surviving
  19.     10**9 years) - so absurd that smilies are totally redundant.
  20.     [ Wry/dry/droll humour. ]
  21. [2] B follows up with something equally absurd - so absurd that only
  22.     _superficially_ would it appear that B has taken A literally.
  23.     [ B wryly/dryly/drolly playing along with A. ]
  24. [3] A replies sarcastically that he should have included smilies,
  25.     implying B is thick.
  26.     [ Thereby, implying that A is thick. ]
  27. [4] B explains it all to A publically in four easy steps.
  28.  
  29. Note: the above is 100% smiley-free.
  30.  
  31. Right back at yer ..
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  33. tony@nexus.yorku.ca = Tony Wallis, York University, Toronto, Canada
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