OT: Patents (was Re: get process id)

[Bill Vermillion]

On Mon, Oct 11 15:05 , Kenneth Brody, showing utter disregard for 
spell-checkers gave us this: 

> Fairlight wrote:
> [...]
> > And Brian...I've applied for a patent with the USPTO.  When they approve
> > mine along with most of M$'s frivolous patents, I'll be suing for your
> > fast and ready procurement of my code.  :)  *grin*  I mean, if M$ can get a
> > patent for sorting photos by creation date in the face of photo albums,
> > Kodak PhotoCD, and myriad other prior art, I figure getting PPID should be
> > patentable.  :) ^ 16
> > 
> > (Does it -need- smileys???)

> US Patent 4,022,227:

>     A method of styling hair to cover partial baldness using only the
>     hair on a person's head.

> (Translation: "the combover".)

The alternative is to let your eyebrows grow and comb them over
your forehead.

I award on atta-boy for the person who can remember the name of 
the comedian who did this on the old Ed Sullivan show.  I can
picture his face, and at one time he did something with a
watermelon on a leash?

Bill
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