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Pastimes : Things That Annoy Me

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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (3893)6/17/2001 8:54:04 PM
From: mr.mark  Read Replies (2) of 4023
 
i run it through the ecleaner so i can read it, joe....

but also for repostings, i admit.

see this post on the amuse thread? #reply-15912859

here's the way it came to me, plus it also had headers at least as long as the text itself

>
>
> > Today's Laugh
> >
> > A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces
> > height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and
>shouts:
> > "Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
> > The man below says: "Yes. You're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet
> > above this field."
> > "You must work in Information Technology" says the balloonist.
> > "I do" replies the man. "How did you know?"
> > "Well" says the balloonist, "Everything you have told me is technically
> > correct, but useless."
> > The man below says, "You must work in management."
> > "I do" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
> > "Well," says the man, "You don't know where you are, or where you're
>going,
> > but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you
>were
> > in before we met, but now it's my fault."
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

pop it in ecleaner and suddenly it's presentable. ecleaner also removes unwanted html

it's one of the coolest freeware programs i've come across

:)

mark
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