Re: New mug design - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From David Fetter
Subject Re: New mug design
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Msg-id 20091130221032.GF21359@fetter.org
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In response to Re: New mug design  (Gabriele Bartolini <gabriele.bartolini@2ndQuadrant.it>)
Responses Re: New mug design  (Gabriele Bartolini <gabriele.bartolini@2ndQuadrant.it>)
Re: New mug design  (Greg Smith <greg@2ndquadrant.com>)
Re: New mug design  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
Re: New mug design  (Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>)
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On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:54:39PM +0100, Gabriele Bartolini wrote:
> Ciao,
>
> For some reason I can't explain, the more I read and the more I am sure
> that Damien's original idea (Nov 16) is the simplest and most effective
> of all, considering also that we cannot write a lot of information on
> the mug.
>
> INSERT INTO me VALUES('coffee','sugar');
>
> Simple, direct, effective. Also, the "me" part makes the mug an active
> component of the message.
>
> I have also read people arguing about cultures that add sugar, cream,
> water, etc. to their coffee. I must then stand up and represent my
> country and say that in Italy, coffee lovers and purists, do not put any
> additional ingredients in it, and drink it plain. So we should INSERT
> only coffee INTO the mug. :)

All this stuff is way too clever.

    BEGIN;
    SELECT PostgreSQL;
    COMMIT;

gets the point across without demanding interpretation from the
audience :)

Cheers,
David.
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