From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 20814 invoked from network); 1 Sep 2021 14:29:45 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 1 Sep 2021 14:29:45 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 039979D573; Thu, 2 Sep 2021 00:29:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B8149BA1D; Thu, 2 Sep 2021 00:29:30 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="aSaevKD2"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id BDF4A9BA1D; Thu, 2 Sep 2021 00:29:28 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-pl1-f179.google.com (mail-pl1-f179.google.com [209.85.214.179]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 595499B9F9 for ; Thu, 2 Sep 2021 00:29:28 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-pl1-f179.google.com with SMTP id m4so1634946pll.0 for ; Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:29:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=1dRUjWm5Hv6Xl47dMU4D/hQyVz8jdWL3WsnxmOkGaCA=; b=aSaevKD2cYspomKuA7ReHaaXiG0FBVwgUCsrRPeCKfiFZz7h/7XI3jGvzePlF5qpDL c3M5/kcCxTSBmylpZXgK7Z+YWN4rNEwWZya9i7KxOY1tlMqWsPV/wGdX+QZdsvSnnuuy 7c0wtYdcd49Q8woaV1GFV4Anr2SysrmkAZwLYrB26w3xncvu9tE3xhae5Hs0s5DdX3nb Ll1yZoM2ll4NZo2ppowXnsKat03pPnnuZ/xpWrx7/VHcS9JK8fDTWfra0IBljLIcE9bb ceSUOqBBSI5QxJpE+etd7icx7Lquip312Pxg1T8Z41qdFp40MZ1tYuCaBBXay5rrAP3M B09Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=1dRUjWm5Hv6Xl47dMU4D/hQyVz8jdWL3WsnxmOkGaCA=; b=g0fUjyBFWKvADPyUvtttF7wmGDDxVWFVYL22EXvHyP6nCnZSd5xbaVs+A+z27Ml1r2 qiu/9ZVDYuVJUu5c2k6MkQIAKbZJgwdtzibNBV3vLi3ca/pCOMp3Ri0/+Fut+s7Vp0QY VrY1RrkMIuasV6SaM4SORe3z2OCegPdykGGjdUqHZy3wfySTpGwkZqmpgC+RTNxfZ1mh emI8CKH9S2C3sbt9tDZti8uJlIzgnfERWzSWEl0Zy04T3sg+W0scWkMQVfFF7VIYVA63 3+u0XdQBDveRmnPp0IyoCnANFUbdezMNy43v1kqd3iVRNpzeO/MbnC3sXXvDvFfcKEXk 43Hw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5316NRPkg7QAmLLfa0wgsFEz7+J4brElHO0vpkBFLIY2zFlwxeYz eQ225N70Ymm4BpFPMWrMF+hhJ6zHw1w9Bp+IPc4dOJUctTuD/A== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzPfcjUf3u0P9NA6PjGqtZ/GKwozACA9rfgmTaIQM602AfzaloYoNCyM0tO+EIJwD5LSHaLjf4LHQH7UJp7VYU= X-Received: by 2002:a17:90a:cf81:: with SMTP id i1mr12032420pju.76.1630506567759; Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:29:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20210901141638.F064F640CC6@lignose.oclsc.org> In-Reply-To: <20210901141638.F064F640CC6@lignose.oclsc.org> From: Henry Bent Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 10:29:18 -0400 Message-ID: To: Norman Wilson Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c67ac205caefe434" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Who said ... X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000c67ac205caefe434 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, 1 Sept 2021 at 10:21, Norman Wilson wrote: > Clem Cole: > > I believe the line was: *"running **DEC Diagnostics is like kicking a > dead > whale down the beach.*" > As for who said it, I'm not sure, but I think it was someone like Rob > Kolstad or Henry Spencer. > > ===== > > The nearest I can remember encountering before was a somewhat > different quote, attributed to Steve Johnson: > > Running TSO is like kicking a dead whale down the beach. > > Since scj is on this list, maybe he can confirm that part. > > Here's a Feb '85 net.unix thread that (eventually) attributes this to Steve: https://groups.google.com/g/net.unix/c/jq4KtffXZuI/m/2aTQBUYPyRsJ -Henry --000000000000c67ac205caefe434 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Wed, 1 Sept 2021 at 10:21, Norman Wils= on <norman@oclsc.org> wrote:<= br>
Clem Cole:

=C2=A0 I believe the line was:=C2=A0 *"running **DEC Diagnostics is li= ke kicking a dead
=C2=A0 whale down the beach.*"
=C2=A0 As for who said it, I'm not sure, but I think it was someone lik= e Rob
=C2=A0 Kolstad or Henry Spencer.

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

The nearest I can remember encountering before was a somewhat
different quote, attributed to Steve Johnson:

Running TSO is like kicking a dead whale down the beach.

Since scj is on this list, maybe he can confirm that part.


Here's a Feb '85 net.unix thre= ad that (eventually) attributes this to Steve:

=

-Henry
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