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Old August 27th 07, 08:34 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
Zeke Zzzppt Zeke Zzzppt is offline
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Default Interesting link, especially for Drake fans

Bart Bailey wrote:
In posted on
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:03:05 GMT, Zeke Zzzppt wrote: Begin

It seems you are around
64, give or take.


Yep, says so right there on QRZ

So, again, your point is...???


A bit of self effacing humor,
get someone to explain it to you.


And while you're at it, have them explain it to -you-.

Although you may (or may not) have meant it that way, it came across as
more or less of a slam against so-called "typical" hams rather than
self-effacing humor.

Finally, from Wikipedia:

Self-deprecation [self-effacing] is a form of humor in which people make jokes about themselves...


Sorry, but any reference to -you- in there was weak or unclear, so
that's probably why I didn't take it as self-effacing humor. Also,
unless someone went to a separate site to look it up, you made NO
reference to your age; unfortunately, the lack of those two reference
points made it difficult for others to divine that it was "self-effacing".

Nice spin, but no cigar. :-)