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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:The Joy of Lex
Notice:A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:THEBAY::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1192
Total number of notes:42769

905.0. "Terrible puns needed" by RANGER::MINOW (The best lack all conviction, while the worst) Wed Jul 31 1991 17:12

I'm doing the presentation overheads for my project and have to present
a table of
	servers		arthur, martina, jimmy
	disks		pizza, ufo, lp, waffle
	services	any ideas, besides the religious?
	nodes		roman, acquiline, hook, (other ideas?)
	devices		foreshadowing, deus ex-machina, (other ideas)?

Martin.
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905.1take-awayHLFS00::STEENWINKELFM2Wed Jul 31 1991 17:3715
    Re:.0
    
>I'm doing the presentation overheads for my project and have to present
>a table of
    
>	services	any ideas, besides the religious?
    
    plate (though this may fit in the 'disks' category as well) and
    one-hour.
    
    
>nodes
    I'm sorry, I can't smell anything. I think I have a code.

                                                 - Rik -
905.2Why not verbize the noun?SKIVT::ROGERSJobs - DEC's Biggest Export!Wed Jul 31 1991 17:419
re .-1

>	services	any ideas, besides the religious?


Well, up here in the sticks, one bull services many cows and one ram services 
many ewes, etc., etc. 

Larry
905.3... I used to node that ...CPDW::CIUFFINIGod must be a Gemini...Wed Jul 31 1991 18:0617
    
    disks    -> slipped
    
    services -> ser-vices -> Sir vices as in 
      " At the men's club they are known to engage in sir vices, gambling,
        drinking, womanizing"
    
    device(s) -> de-vices de vices  as in
      " The confessional is a good place to listen to de vices. "
     OR, "We grip the data with de vices." ( Hmmm, data vice grips... say,
          that gives me an idea for a new product! )
    jc
    
     
    
     
        
905.4What about . . . ?POWDML::COHEN_RWed Jul 31 1991 18:536
    
    
    		services -- stud, Mr. Goodwrench, military, 24-hour,
    			    call-in, call-out, take-out, stenographic,
    			    sterling silver (in the singular), Wedgewood,
    			    etc.
905.5RANGER::MINOWThe best lack all conviction, while the worstWed Jul 31 1991 20:009
Ok, for Node, I have
	Lymph Node
	Code in the Node
	Quarter
any others?

Anyone remember the standard plot devices?

Thanks.
905.6Top of my headAYOV27::ISMITHGoing on the 9th of AugustWed Jul 31 1991 20:4010
905.7REGENT::BROOMHEADDon't panic -- yet.Wed Jul 31 1991 21:185
    services		stud, spode, slow
    
    devices		fiendish, rube[-goldberg]
    
    							Ann B.
905.8VMSMKT::KENAHThe man with a child in his eyes...Wed Jul 31 1991 23:073
    Services: 		dinner (either china or silverware)
    
    Devices:		irony, allegory, plot
905.9TRCU05::IANCROSS the bridge before you burn it!Thu Aug 01 1991 01:114
nodes:	the Shadow node... (interesting possibilities)


Ian S.
905.10JIT081::DIAMONDOrder temporarily out of personal nameThu Aug 01 1991 06:097
    disks -- I have to agree with slipped, also moby, compact (maybe
              too late for this one), etc.  Maybe also disc count,
              disc qualify, disc credit, etc.
    
    nodes -- I don't have enough literary knowledge, but surely
              titles of the form "An ode to ''P1'" can be rendered
              as "A node to ''P1'".
905.11JUMBLY::PETERSSteve Peters, @REO x6325Fri Aug 02 1991 19:499
    devices	The 7 deadly sins come to mind as a named set. Sadly I'm not
		familiar with them all! I got as far as:

		Sloth, Envy, Greed, Anger, Lust,  ??

		Is that right? What are the others?

Steve

905.12Living by the DeadliesPOWDML::COHEN_RFri Aug 02 1991 20:159
    	
    	Re: .11
    		Sloth, Envy, Greed, Anger, Lust,  ??

		Is that right? What are the others?
                
    
    	The others are Pride (#1 on the All-Time Sin Parade)
    	and Gluttony.
905.13hi-hoSSDEVO::GOLDSTEINFri Aug 02 1991 22:437
    > Sloth, Envy, Greed, Anger, Lust,  ??
    > Is that right? What are the others?
    
    I thought the other two were Bashful and Grumpy.
    
    Bernie
    
905.14Laaaa-laaa-la-laa-laa-laaaaWOOK::LEEWook... Like 'Book' with a 'W'Sat Aug 03 1991 01:365
No, you got the wrong bunch.

The others are Brainy, Hefty and of course Papa!

Wook
905.15There's Simonizing, too.STAR::CANTORIM2BZ2PSat Aug 03 1991 02:4714
re .1

>>	services	any ideas, besides the religious?
>    
>    plate (though this may fit in the 'disks' category as well) and
>    one-hour.

A common service found at many dry cleaning establishments is
One-Hour "Martinizing".

(I never inquired because I'm quite happy with my own name, and there
are already too many Martins.)

Dave C.
905.16SHALOT::ANDERSONBurn Your Own Anaconda SpitTue Aug 06 1991 01:515
> The others are Brainy, Hefty and of course Papa!

	Hey, don't forget Sleezy.

		-- C
905.17Two of the GreatestWHO301::BOWERSDave Bowers @WHOFri Aug 09 1991 20:171
How can you talk about nodes and forget Cyrano de Bergerac and Jimmy Durante?