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Little Corporate Lies; Still Naive After All These Years

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Douglas Roberts-2

Little Corporate Lies; Still Naive After All These Years

http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-fine-art-of-corporate-fibbing.html

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Steve Smith

Re: Little Corporate Lies; Still Naive After All These Years

Somebody! Buy Doug (with a bone) a new Phone! I think he's starting to harm himself with this one!

http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-fine-art-of-corporate-fibbing.html

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Douglas Roberts-2

Re: Little Corporate Lies; Still Naive After All These Years

Actually, Steve, it has been a good experience. I lost a modicum of naivete that was not doing me any favors.

--Doug

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Steve Smith <[hidden email]> wrote:

Somebody! Buy Doug (with a bone) a new Phone! I think he's starting to harm himself with this one!

http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-fine-art-of-corporate-fibbing.html

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Doug Roberts[hidden email]

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Steve Smith

Re: Little Corporate Lies; Still Naive After All These Years

Doug -
> Actually, Steve, it has been a good experience. I lost a modicum
> of naivete that was not doing me any favors.
Good... we were *all* worried that you were too naive! Of course
mostly I was just trying to have a little fun on your tab.

How much is a modicum? More than a smidge and less than a dollop?

- Steve

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Douglas Roberts-2

Re: Little Corporate Lies; Still Naive After All These Years

A big brown chunk, as it turns out.

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Steve Smith <[hidden email]> wrote:

Doug -

Actually, Steve, it has been a good experience. I lost a modicum of naivete that was not doing me any favors.

Good... we were *all* worried that you were too naive! Of course mostly I was just trying to have a little fun on your tab.

How much is a modicum? More than a smidge and less than a dollop?

- Steve

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Steve Smith

Re: Little Corporate Lies; Still Naive After All These Years

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Doug -

Actually, Steve, it has been a good experience. I lost a modicum of naivete that was not doing me any favors.

Good... we were *all* worried that you were too naive! Of course mostly I was just trying to have a little fun on your tab.

How much is a modicum? More than a smidge and less than a dollop?

Never mind, I looked it up in the dictionary...

mod·i·cum

/ˈmädikəm/

Noun

A small quantity of a particular thing, esp. something considered desirable or valuable. Especially something as rare as Doug Roberts' naivete!

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