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- From: zbyslaw@artemis.EuroPARC.Xerox.COM (Alex Zbyslaw)
- Newsgroups: soc.bi
- Subject: Re: Orcish respectability
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.132136.9897@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 13:21:36 GMT
- References: <1993Jan12.184403.10274@dcs.warwick.ac.uk> <1993Jan18.140832.4034@harlqn.co.uk> <1993Jan18.185448.26143@vpnet.chi.il.us> <1993Jan26.105826.26368@harlqn.co.uk>
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- Orc and Dave Berry wrote:
- |> > Okay, I can see the software engineer part. Professional, yes,
- |> >since software engineering usually also involves the icky parts, it
- |> >would make sense. Respectable. Umm. Orcish definition?
- |>
- |> Well, to answer that you have to tell me what the Orcish definition is.
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- Respectable: worthy of respect, worth respecting. Often confused with "conforms
- mindlessly to society's dictates".
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- So, a personal, goblinoid and feline viewpoint might say: "holds damn good
- parties, excellent line in shocking clothes, ace friend, and various other things
- too dubious to mention here :-)" QED Respectable.
-
- --Alex, in rhetorical mode
-