The Jag list gets asked about Shipwrights and Will Zehring responds...
{Shipwright's disease goes something like this:
{
{Sailor owns boat.
{Boat has burned out light in galley.
{Sailor decides to change bulb.
{Sailor notices socket is corroded, decides to change socket.
{Sailor notices wiring frayed while trying to change socket.
{Sailor decides to change wiring.
{Sailor notices galley ceiling slats are rotted while changing the wire.
{Sailor decides galley ceiling slats need changing.
{Sailor notices ...
{
{this goes on and on and on and on and pretty soon, Sailor is undertaking a
{major renovation of his boat because of a burned out lightbulb.
There is also:
Wakeman's Syndrome: Wherein many perfectly functional trim and interior
pieces, which looked and worked just fine before
the restoration is started, suddenly appear too
shabby to use and must be replaced at great cost,
after the bodywork is finished and the shining new
paint job is applied.
and the newly discovered:
Post-Jaguar Shock: Often misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, the symptoms
are that, upon sale of their Jaguar, the patient is
simultaneously struck down by dark melancholy,
longing and depression at it's loss, while, at the
same time, experiencing tremendous relief at
finally getting rid of the damn thing and keen
anticipation of the coming hunt for a replacement
Jaguar.
In each case, once infection has begun, the cures can only be measured
in doses of cubic dollars.
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