Subj : Re: Funny story about Russians
To   : Ardith Hinton
From : Gleb Hlebov
Date : Tue Feb 20 2024 11:20:18

Hi Ardith,

16.02.2024 1:26:34, Ardith Hinton wrote:

> ak>  And he wrote on his fence this announcement:
> GH>  He posted the following annnouncement on his fence:
> AK>  Well, but IMHO people write words on the fences, not
> AK>  post them. ;-)
> Depends on what the fence was made of.  I think Gleb has a
> point in that this announcement may have been written on a scrap of
> cardboard which the protagonist attached to the fence using whatever
> came readily to hand....  :-)

'The protagonist'. I like the word.
Yes, it could be a sheet of cardboard attached to a metal/wooden fence
with duct tape, or our protagonist might as well write it in 2-feet
tall letters with white paint, which is unlikely (but not unexpected).


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Rudin's Law: In a crisis that forces a choice to be made among
alternative courses of action, people tend to choose the worst
possible course.

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