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Subject:Re: Humor (off topic) From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com> To:Pamela Nelson <pamnelson -at- dttus -dot- com> Date:Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:35:37 -0500
Your last reminds me of that famous line, "this can be assembled by a five year
old. Quick get me a five year old"
Peter
You can lead a horticulture,
but you can't make her think.
Pamela Nelson wrote:
> I have been tempted to rewrite some manuals, but never had the nerve.
> I actually decided to become a tech writer _because_ of the poorly
> written instruction manuals that my husband, son, and I have been
> subjected to over the years.
>
> Happy Holidays all!
>
> Pamela
>
> (Right now I write training manuals for tax software. Maybe someday I
> will have the opportunity to write some assembly instruction manuals.)
>
