Re: Translations and addresses

Subject: Re: Translations and addresses
From: Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>
To: Andrew Warren <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:27:10 -0800

Richard Combs croaked:

> Boudreaux, Madelyn wrote:

> >Richard Combs made fun of me with:
>
> > > Translate the name for France into French: "France"
> > >No, wait! Leave it in English: "France"
>
> > Heh.
>
> I wasn't making fun of you, I was making fun of _France_. I guess I'm
> feeling a bit froggy (heh). There was no Friday humor (or anything else)
> on Techwr-l last Friday, so ...

Then Andrew Warren <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com> followed up with:
> You might find Frank's Compulsive Guide to Postal Addresses helpful:
>
>  http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/postal.html


Does anyone else see the humour in a discussion of France addressing
schemes leading to a Kermit project folder run by a guy named Frank?


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Follow-Ups:

References:
Translations and addresses: From: Boudreaux, Madelyn (GE Healthcare, consultant)
RE: Translations and addresses: From: Andrew Warren

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