Re: New mug design

From: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
To: Gabriele Bartolini <gabriele(dot)bartolini(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)it>
Cc: PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: New mug design
Date: 2009-11-30 22:10:32
Message-ID: 20091130221032.GF21359@fetter.org
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-advocacy

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.
--
David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> http://fetter.org/
Phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Yahoo!: dfetter
Skype: davidfetter XMPP: david(dot)fetter(at)gmail(dot)com
iCal: webcal://www.tripit.com/feed/ical/people/david74/tripit.ics

Remember to vote!
Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-advocacy by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Gabriele Bartolini 2009-11-30 22:22:13 Re: New mug design
Previous Message Raymond O'Donnell 2009-11-30 22:01:51 Re: New mug design