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From: rossd@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (David Ross)
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Subject: Re: finally!
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Date: 21 Oct 89 22:38:46 GMT
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In article <1437@syma.sussex.ac.uk> andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews) writes:

>Thanks for the information, Henry, but, uh, haven't you slipped into the
>"I must be the first person in the world to announce this" trap? I'm
>sure most of us heard about the launch etc.  on TV and radio before
>your posting got around.

 Andy, while I see what you are saying, I feel it is only fair to tell you 
where _I_ first heard about the Atlantis launch. Right here. I don't know
about you, but I did NOT spend the last two weeks huddled in front of the
TV and radio waiting for news of the launch. Having spent almost all of that
time either studying myself silly or writing exams. I didn't have the time.

 The whole point of this meaningless tirade is, in short, that even if Mr.
Spencer is NOT the absolutely first person to tell _YOU_ about something,
and even if he is not the first person to tell most people, there are still
going to be a few of us who do appreciate hearing about it from SOMEBODY.

 If people only announced things when they could be sure that they were the
first to do so, things could get pretty dull.

 -D