Re: OT: Bonusquestion - is the CBO a He, a She, an It, or a hermaphrodite

CBO part is drfinitely a _she_. We don't know how exactly it works, some sketchy details appear and a whole lot of _guys_ claim to know how CBO works, and the internals and varied experience.

Yup, a definite _she_.

sorry Wolfgang ... couldn't resist.
Raj

On 7/31/05, Mark W. Farnham <mwf_at_rsiz.com> wrote:
>
> I fail to discern any sex in the CBO, so I suppose the CBO is an it.
>
> The CBO neither lusts nor exudes allure; it (see?) grinds the grist of
> facts
> against algorithm.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wolfgang Breitling [mailto:breitliw_at_centrexcc.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 6:51 PM
> To: Mark W. Farnham
> Cc: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: Re: OT: Bonusquestion - is the CBO a He, a She, an It, or a
> hermaphrodite
>
>
> Mark,
>
> very nice. I agree with your conclusion; instinctively without having
> put as much thought or articulation into it. I suppose that triggered
> the question because the OP referred to Oracle as a "he".
>
> Now for the bonus question in the subject - before Steve shuts the
> thread down :-)
> Here too I have an instinctive opinion.
>
> For an explanation/excuse - it's 30 degrees outside (Celsius - 86 F
> for our metrically challenged friends in the US of A) which is rather
> rare up here in the north. I believe my brain has shriveled up and
> only silly thoughts remained. We're more used to -30 (Celsius = -22
> F) as Cary can attest to.
>
> At 04:01 PM 7/31/2005, Mark W. Farnham wrote:
> >In Hellenic (Greek/Western) cultural history, the Oracles of Apollo at
> >Delphi are arguably the preeminent reference of "Oracle."
> >
> >So I'm thinkin' Oracle is a high flyin' she, which partly explains why
> she
> >thinks a zero length string is a null value but simultaneously
> understands
> >that a numeric zero is not a null.
>
> Regards
>
> Wolfgang Breitling
> Centrex Consulting Corporation
> http://www.centrexcc.com
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
>

-- 
------------------------------
select standard_disclaimer from company_requirements where category = 
'MANDATORY';

--
http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l