Обсуждение: A new take on the foot-gun meme
[ after recovering from choking... ] Tom "spot" Callaway presents a vivid new image in this line: > What you're doing is analogous to using a loaded shotgun as a golf club, > and what you're suggesting is that we take the safety off, because it > interferes with your golf game. https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2008-June/msg01501.html So is that a "golf club gun"? regards, tom lane
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:57:03AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > > So is that a "golf club gun"? Maybe a gun club? A footclub? A foot-gun that can create 18 holes (36 for professionals)? Anyway, with recent USian legal rulings, I anticipate we'll have to stop talking about feet-guns. People will complain we are interfering with their right to bare feet. Or something. (Apologies, everyone. I guess I better go have more coffee.) A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@commandprompt.com +1 503 667 4564 x104 http://www.commandprompt.com/
On Monday 30 June 2008 00:57:03 Tom Lane wrote: > [ after recovering from choking... ] > > Tom "spot" Callaway presents a vivid new image in this line: > > What you're doing is analogous to using a loaded shotgun as a golf club, > > and what you're suggesting is that we take the safety off, because it > > interferes with your golf game. > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2008-June/msg01501.html > > So is that a "golf club gun"? > Careful what you wish for.... http://www.totallyabsurd.com/12gaugegolfclub.htm -- Robert Treat Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
Robert Treat wrote: >> So is that a "golf club gun"? >> > > Careful what you wish for.... > http://www.totallyabsurd.com/12gaugegolfclub.htm > I reckon they watched Caddyshack (I think that was the one) and thought they could get the patent before someone actually tried selling them. I reckon it was Rodney Dangerfield that blew the golf ball down the fairway. -- Shane Ambler pgSQL (at) Sheeky (dot) Biz Get Sheeky @ http://Sheeky.Biz
"Shane Ambler" <pgsql@Sheeky.Biz> writes: > Robert Treat wrote: > >>> So is that a "golf club gun"? >> >> Careful what you wish for.... >> http://www.totallyabsurd.com/12gaugegolfclub.htm > > I reckon they watched Caddyshack (I think that was the one) and thought they > could get the patent before someone actually tried selling them. Surely a movie counts as "published"!? -- Gregory Stark EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com Get trained by Bruce Momjian - ask me about EnterpriseDB'sPostgreSQL training!
Gregory Stark wrote: > "Shane Ambler" <pgsql@Sheeky.Biz> writes: > > >> Robert Treat wrote: >> >> >>>> So is that a "golf club gun"? >>>> >>> Careful what you wish for.... >>> http://www.totallyabsurd.com/12gaugegolfclub.htm >>> >> I reckon they watched Caddyshack (I think that was the one) and thought they >> could get the patent before someone actually tried selling them. >> > > Surely a movie counts as "published"!? > > No the term is "prior art" leaving the lawyers to bill $400/hour while they argue over whether or not Caddyshack is "art". Though the movie might have inspired this: http://www.rodenator.com/ http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2386436112453851581 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2umEFHeo6mw Looks fun as long as you don't do this: http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKN2432304520080326 Cheers, Steve
<p><font size="2">In further OT Gregory Stark wrote:<br /><br /> > > "Shane Ambler" <pgsql@Sheeky.Biz> writes:<br/> > ><br /> > > <br /> > >> Robert Treat wrote:<br /> > >><br /> > >> <br/> > >>>> So is that a "golf club gun"?<br /> > >>>> <br /> > >>>Careful what you wish for....<br /> > >>> <a href="http://www.totallyabsurd.com/12gaugegolfclub.htm">http://www.totallyabsurd.com/12gaugegolfclub.htm</a><br/> > >>> <br/> > >> I reckon they watched Caddyshack (I think that was the one) and thought they<br />> >> could get the patent before someone actually tried selling them.<br /> > >> <br /> > ><br/> > > Surely a movie counts as "published"!?<br /> > ><br /> > > <br /> ><br /> > No theterm is "prior art" leaving the lawyers to bill $400/hour while<br /> > they argue over whether or not Caddyshack is"art". Though the movie<br /> > might have inspired this:<br /> > <a href="http://www.rodenator.com/">http://www.rodenator.com/</a><br/> > <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2386436112453851581">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2386436112453851581</a><br />> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2umEFHeo6mw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2umEFHeo6mw</a><br /> ><br/> > Looks fun as long as you don't do this:<br /> > <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKN2432304520080326">http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKN2432304520080326</a><br /><br/> In something of the same vein: <<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4593682.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4593682.stm</a>>... IMHO thependejo got what was coming to him, though.<br /><br /> Back to work, but I really appreciate some of the meanderingshere.<br /><br /> Greg Williamson<br /> Senior DBA<br /> DigitalGlobe<br /><br /> Confidentiality Notice: Thise-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidentialand privileged information and must be protected in accordance with those provisions. Any unauthorized review,use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender byreply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.<br /><br /> (My corporate masters made me say this.)<br /><br/></font>