From: Gregory Brown <gregory.t.brown@...>
Date: 2009-08-23T06:06:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Why, oh why, _why?

2009/8/22 Jörg W Mittag <JoergWMittag+Usenet@googlemail.com>:
> Gregory Brown wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Ralf Mueller<ralf.mueller@zmaw.de> wrote:
>>> Things like that can always happen, even matz could simple start doing
>>> totally different things right now ('Gone fishing...').
>>> Reminds me of Guy Decoux.
>> Not sure if you are aware, but _why intentionally destroyed all his
>> work before leaving.   That's not consistent with "people come and
>> go".  I don't plan to set fire to my apartment when I move out....
>
> That's quite an unfortunate crossing of thoughtstreams that put Guy
> Decoux and a burning apartment in the same discussion thread …
>
> Kind of reminds me of the TUI press conference after the 2004 Tsunami:
> "17 of our guests haven't resurfaced yet".

Yes, I realized this after posting but was trying not to call attention to it.
Rather terrible trick of my subconscious, my apologies.