"What's this software? Like, 9 years old?"

[Jonathan Lighter]

The original software quote seems so normal to me that I'm still not sure
what the problem is.

JL

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 7:27 PM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>
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> > "This software is, what, 9 years old?"
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> It's obvious. Once that it has been pointed out.;-)
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> I prefer
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> 'This software is, what? Like, 9 years old?"
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> But that's merely difference in taste, not a difference in substance.
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> My congratulations on your perspicacity!
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