+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A bit of news, first. The list passed the 1000 mark! It's | | currently at 1007 people, with a breakdown by domain as follows: | +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | com 380 | edu 333 | net 135 | org 23 | us 16 | uk 14 | gov 13 | | au 12 | mil 12 | nz 9 | il 8 | ca 7 | ir 7 | de 6 | | fr 4 | sg 4 | lk 3 | se 3 | in 2 | ph 2 | za 2 | | ae 1 | ar 1 | be 1 | cz 1 | dk 1 | ie 1 | jp 1 | | kz 1 | nl 1 | pk 1 | si 1 | tr 1 | | | +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | To think that it started off with only 10 address last September! | | Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed the daily dosage of humour. - Roshan | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ The manager of a large office noticed a new man one day and told him to come into his office. "What is your name?" was the first thing the manager asked the new guy. "John," the new guy replied. The manager scowled, "Look...I don't know what kind of a mamby-pamby place you worked before, but I don't call anyone by their first name. It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by their last name only...Smith, Jones, Baker...that's all. I am to be referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now that we got that straight, what is your last name?" The new guy sighed, "Darling. My name is John Darling." "Okay John, the next thing I want to tell you is . . . "
This message was sent on 17 Jul 1996