From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-08-12T13:27:22+09:00
Subject: Re: nonce

Hal Fulton wrote:
> Good point. :) Is it Vector or Vektor in German? As for "Value" -- I
> think that's a good German word. Not sure.
Speaking of German, there's an apocryphal tale about an American 
visiting a German friend who was a chemistry professor. The professor 
was taking him on a tour of the lab, and the American remarked, "German 
universities seem to have lots of benefactors, unlike the ones where I 
live." The professor asked, "Why do you say that?" And the American 
replied, "Look at all the bottles on the shelf -- most of them are 
marked 'Gift'."

<rimshot>