On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:15:36 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

The message
from Broadback contains these words:

Have you noticed that the advice normally available is
very detailed in complex matters. However they always seem to believe
that you have a fair basic understanding. Like cooking recipes, say
things like Blanche and Saute expecting you to know.

Let me explain.

Almost anything can be done in less than half the time required to
explain it to a man. (That includes, explaining the same thing to a
woman). One of the problems is that when you tell a man how to do
something, half way through he says he's just remembered he does know
how to do that. Then he goes away and does half of it. Much later, when
he finally admits the missing half is missing, you start explaining
what to do next. Half way through, he says he's just remembered he does
know how to .....

Aesop's fable wasn't it? about birds taking advice on building nests,
iirc the pigeon was the first to leave the tutorial.

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