On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:17:40 -0400, Warp wrote:

> St. <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:
> 
>> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
>> news:48bdabc6$1@news.povray.org...
>> > On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:13:26 -0400, Warp wrote:
>> >
>> >> Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> >>> Parametric polymorphism, I choose you!
>> >>
>> >>> Now polymorph, type-safe high-order function attack!
>> >>
>> >>   Would that be the generic programming trading cards, anime, or
>> >>   computer
>> >> games? Have you collected them all?
>> >>
>> >>   Although at your age... sheesh. The target audience of those
>> >>   paradigms
>> >> is really preteen children, you know.
>> >
>> > Oh, christ, you mean you NEVER do silly things?  Ever?
>> >
>> > Give Andy a break.  Why do you feel it is your duty to attack him
>> > when he does something silly?
> 
>>      Jim, with our vast knowledge around here in all types of
>>      lifestyles,
>> let Warp have his opinion.
> 
>>      We've all done silly things, and I'm no exception. I've done my
>>      fair
>> share for sure. But it's like Andrew *needs* to listen to others'
>> thoughts and experiences?
> 
>   Now I'm *completely* puzzled. How on earth could my response be
>   anything
> else than a humorous response in the same spirit as the original post?
> :-o
> 
>   Do you really think I wrote things like "generic programming trading
> cards" as some kind of reproach or attack, rather than a joke?
> 
>   I knew that people will always interpret things in the worst possible
>   way,
> but this is just ridiculous.

"At your age, sheesh...." is what I was responding to.  And I was having 
a bad day, apologies all around if I read it wrong.

Jim

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