[pbs] Leucojum vernum cultivar
Rodger Whitlock
totototo at pacificcoast.net
Wed Dec 15 11:34:35 EST 2004
On 14 Dec 04 at 15:12, Jane McGary wrote:
> A correspondent in the UK... wrote to me asking if...
> You can write directly to her at... or you can discuss the plant
> here on the list and I'll forward the information to her.
It would be better, much, much better, both for the pbslist and for
those non-subscribers who have relevant questions, if they were
encouraged to sign up, ask their questions themselves, and take full
part in the list activities.
I am reminded of those blithe souls who sail into a newsgroup, ask
their question, and depart with a breezy "please send me a reply by
email, I'm too busy to watch the group for replies."
This usually produces a spate of tart in-group replies that say
"Here's your answer, I hope you're reading because I'm not emailing
it. If this newsgroup is good enough to ask your question in, it's
good enough to watch for answers."
Of course, the present situation isn't the same, but as I say, it has
a more than passing similarity. Mutatis mutandis, the same reply
might be in order.
All this IMHO, of course. I kowtow in the direction of Our Maximal
Leadrix, Mme. Ittner, with all due respect and acknowledgment of Her
Supreme Authority.
[For those puzzled by the previous paragraph, I suggest a quick
course of study on "The Use of Capitalization for Humorous Purposes
on the Internet."]
--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate
on beautiful Vancouver Island
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