Octagonal Shanks

[David Ilvedson]

Wow...

David I.

----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Otto Keyes <okeyes@uidaho.edu>
To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
Received: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:13:57 -0800
Subject: Re: Octagonal Shanks

>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
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