[Info-vax] Hiring maintainers for legacy VMS systems

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <luvq1h$95k$1 at pechter.eternal-september.org>,
	pechter at tucker.pechter.dyndns.org (William Pechter) writes:
> In article <c7gjk0Fnd5eU1 at mid.individual.net>,
> Bill Gunshannon <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu> wrote:
>>In article <luv3ce$eme$4 at dont-email.me>,
>>	David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>>> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I would imagine it has much to do with the reason why, when walking
>>>> with a woman, she should be on your left arm.
>>>> 
>>>> bill
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> And one step behind ???????????????
>>
>>It was three steps behind and it later became three steps in front of.
>>See the Barbara Walters interview.  :-)
>>
>>But my example has to do with a number of things we still do or have
>>today that date to a certain practice.  Things like the fact that men's
>>and women's clothing button in front from opposite sides and that men's
>>overcoats have slit seceral inches long up the middle of the back.
>>
>>bill
>>
>>-- 
>>Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolves
>>billg999 at cs.scranton.edu |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
>>University of Scranton   |
>>Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>   
> 
> Always need to keep the sword or gun hand free... except for us left
> handed types it was a reasonable rule.
> 

Well, pretty much predates carrying sidearms.  And at that point in history
showing a propensity for use of the left hand would likely get you burned
at the stake.  There was a reason why it it was called "sinister".  :-)

bill

-- 
Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolves
billg999 at cs.scranton.edu |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
University of Scranton   |
Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>