Locked record

[Jeff Harrison]

--- On Thu, 5/27/10, Fairlight <fairlite at fairlite.com> wrote:

> From: Fairlight <fairlite at fairlite.com>
> Subject: Re: Locked record
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 2:15 PM
> Y'all catch dis heeyah?  Jeff
> Harrison been jivin' 'bout like:
> > From whom are you hearing "Yes" ?
> >
> > I only hear this from people that are confused - or
> simply mistaken.
> > Just remember it's "lockfile" not "lockrecord" :-)
> 
> A while back, JPR kinda poked at me for what he considered
> excessive or
> gratuitous use of smileys on my part.  Since then, I
> watch my smileys a bit
> more carefully.
> 
> When I considered my -joke- question back to Ken (I was
> being entirely
> facetious--couldn't resist the straight line), it actually
> seemed -funnier-
> to just deadpan it, rather than include an over-obvious
> smiley.
> 
> -Apparently- a few people didn't recognise obvious
> satire.  
> 
> Now, if a certain poster with the initials D.M. had posted
> that question
> back to Ken, I'd understand some confusion as to whether or
> not it was
> facetiousness or idiocy.  I don't think I've ever
> demonstrated -that- level
> of stupidity or incomprehension, however.  Actually,
> I'm kind of insulted
> that anyone would think I was serious, but whatever...
> 
> Damned if you do, damned if you don't...
> 
> I hereby introduce a new emoticon.  Please allow me to
> present the Optional
> Smiley:   [ :) ]
> 
> [ :) ]
> 

Mark, :-)  There was certainly offense intended.  It was surprising to me that you would not know such a thing, but it was also surprising that Richard did not know it.  I often deal with very intelligent people that seem to have a blind spot here or there.  

I have noticed over the years that many people get confused over filepro's record locking vs. the lockfile, so when you wrote that I was thinking, "Oh no, there is another one!".  Granted, if I would have considered the source more carefully I would have realized your joke.

Sometimes smileys are appropriate [ :-) ]

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com