Octagonal Shanks

[Otto Keyes]

Actually, the fact that the "hex" in this case is referring to semantic
Satanism can be easily demonstrated by following this thread to the point
where it has descended into the nether regions of octagonal obfuscation.
Attempts to extract empirical data from an essentially subjective sphere of
experience merely swings the verbal combatants deeper into the pit of the
sonorous non-sequitur where the odor of the burning thread wafts around the
smouldering soul.  Best we swing the thread in another direction before we
all plunge, screaming, into the aural abyss.  :-)

Otto

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Smith" <marysmith@mail.utexas.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: Octagonal Shanks


> Oh, puleeeeze! Don't you think it's just because someone was too lazy to
> count the flipping sides? Y'all are tooooo MUCH!
>
> Mary Smith
> University of TEXAS at Austin
>
> At 10:59 AM 11/21/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> >Maybe.... just maybe... this "hex" term is some  odd spinoff from
> >computer jargon. Hex then has never meant hexigonal, but hexidecimal, or
> >double octogonal.... which of course no shank is... but very loosely
> >applied puter jargon often finds oct and hex intermixed and jumbled
> >under the term hex... and while all p-nerds understand hex to mean a 16
> >based number systems, its easy to see oct as a subset... and both are
> >kind of expanded or glorified binaries at least in one sense.
> >
> >So... hex...(not hexigonal) sort of means... eight !!... sort of :)
> >
> >Cheers
> >RicB
> >
> >
> >"Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)" wrote:
> > >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > After extensive empirical research I have determined that the shanks
Renner
> > > and others sell are indeed octagonal, so your research has now been
> > > duplicated. A square with the corners cut off. I think hex rolls off
the
> > > tongue better than oct and sounds more sexy or something. Its hard to
stop
> > > being wrong sometimes.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >--
> >Richard Brekne
> >RPT, N.P.T.F.
> >UiB, Bergen, Norway
> >mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> >http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> >http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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