[ExI] de-fonding memories in the pursuit of accuracy, was: european history: was two years in the slammer for blammisphy?

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> ...On Behalf Of BillK
> ...
> My father was manager in coal mine back when the UK still had 
> a mining industry...He kicked 
> at one of the old wooden props, then said 'These poles are no 
> damn good!'. Unfortunately he was overheard by a Polish coal 
> miner and he had a lot of explaining to do to defuse the situation.
> 
> Now explain the joke to Tamaz! BillK

BillK, that is a perfect example of what I am talking about.  From this
perspective, the story is interesting and funny.  At the time, your father
was likely distressed and unhappy about it.

I was a feedback controls specialist at Lockheed.  Sooner or later, someone
will come up with some version of a tired old Nyquist gag: when on travel,
never let Stanislaw or Czcibor sit on the starboard side, make them go to
port.  Otherwise the aircraft will go unstable and crash, for you would have
poles in the right half of the plane.  If they insist on that side, get a
manager and an HR lead to sit beside them, so then you have pole/zero
cancellation and all is well.

If you don't get it, consider yourself normal.

{8^D

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