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From: bill@persci.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: A Unix nightmare
Message-ID: <242@persci.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 14:31:59 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 14:31:59 1985
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>
> Last night I dreamed that the Real World had adopted the "Unix
> Philosophy."
> 
> I went to a fast-food place for lunch.  When I arrived, I found that
> [...hilarious description of Real-World Unix Philosophy...]

It wouldn't be so funny if it weren't really true. Ever deal with a
bureaucrat? (Try getting a building permit in King County, WA. It
goes much like the referenced tale!)

I suspect Unix has implemented the "Philosophy of Bureaucracy", instead! :-)
-- 
Bill Swan 	{ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill
       "Youse pays yer money, and youse takes yer chances."