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- From: mfriedma@uucp (Michael Friedman)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Idiotic Japan Bashing
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.225440.20766@oracle.us.oracle.com>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 22:54:40 GMT
- References: <1992Dec30.021837.17665@oracle.us.oracle.com> <725697958snx@tillage.DIALix.oz.au>
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- In article <725697958snx@tillage.DIALix.oz.au> gil@tillage.DIALix.oz.au (Gil Hardwick) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec30.021837.17665@oracle.us.oracle.com> mfriedma@uucp writes:
-
- > > Bullshit. For example, no matter how good a relationship we have with
- > > our educational customers, they are not going to buy our MRP products
- > > - they don't manufacture so they don't need MRP.
-
- >Let me suggest that they are not going to buy any of your products at
- >all, because you are just another stupid *gwai lo* barbarian who has no
- >more courtesy than to yell "bullshit" at anything you fail to understand.
-
- Sorry, but I said bullshit because I did understand, and what you were
- saying was bullshit. In fact, I bet you realized this when you reread
- what you wrote, becasue you would not have deleted your text if you
- did not find it embarrassing.
-
- Finally, I suggest you discuss the issue of gweilos with the Hong Kong
- police department, becasue they seem quite happy with our software.
-
- >Remind me not to buy anything from this Oracle Corporation either. A
- >polished salesman you are *not*, pal.
-
- Well, Gil, I am not particularly worried about this becasue I do not
- expect to see you with signing authority any time soon.
-
- > > Well, my eldest son is not yet born so I think that kind of premature.
- > > Also, I do not intend to plan my childrens' lives for them.
-
- >Perhaps you should. Chinese do, and have since about 400 BC following
- >the widespread introduction of Confucian ethics as national policy. Let
- >me assure you, filial piety is the hallmark of the good son.
-
- So? I'm not Chinese.
-
- > > >Effective in the short term, perhaps. But who cares about the short
- > > >term when you must work to position your generations to benefit from
- > > >the long term?
-
- > > Great. So tell us what belongs in a long term plan, Gil, or admit
- > > that you're blowing hot air.
-
- >I don't have to admit any such thing. Maybe I just shut up and wait a
- >few years while you make a complete fool of yourself.
-
- In other words, you don't have anything substantive to say.
-
- >I tell you, I never met anyone so hell-bent on destroying a company's
- >reputation for service and civility as you are, fellow. At least not
- >since I ran into that Amstrad fucker a few years ago.
-
- What's the matter, Gil? Run out of relevant comments to make?
-
- > > >How will all your grandchildren, and their children and their children
- > > >after them fare long after you are dead and gone? Doesn't that concern
- > > >you at all? Don't you leave something for them, that they will honour
- > > >you for your longsightedness, generosity and wisdom?
-
- > > I plan to leave them plenty of money. They can use it as they see
- > > fit.
-
- >Oh, you have money! All that wonderful makfeesh faloosh! Sorry, I had
- >forgotten about that. I hope you don't have it invested for them in one
- >of those financially sound, reputable S&L societies protected by so
- >prestigious an institution as the White House, do you? Or perhaps you
- >have it in IBM?
-
- Nope. I have it in Oracle. So far I've tripled my money in three
- years. I'm not complaining.
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- I am not an official Oracle spokesman. I speak for myself and no one else.
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