From ad5ecef353877f0f600a2fce88a2383e4f88a43b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Christina=20S=C3=B8rensen?= Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2023 09:46:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] fix(translate-me): remove fortune I'm unsure about MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I'm not sure about it, so I'm erring on the side of caution. This is kinda backed up by the fact that it's a very large wall of text for a not very funny punchline in the first place, so I honestly don't think anything of value is fast. Signed-off-by: Christina Sørensen --- fortunes/translate-me | 23 ----------------------- 1 file changed, 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/fortunes/translate-me b/fortunes/translate-me index e9d854b..bf1f1d7 100644 --- a/fortunes/translate-me +++ b/fortunes/translate-me @@ -1,26 +1,3 @@ -A fellow bought a new car, a Nissan, and was quite happy with his purchase. -He was something of an animist, however, and felt that the car really ought -to have a name. This presented a problem, as he was not sure if the name -should be masculine or feminine. - After considerable thought, he settled on an naming the car either -Belchazar or Beaumadine, but remained in a quandry about the final choice. - "Is a Nissan male or female?" he began asking his friends. Most of -them looked at him peculiarly, mumbled things about urgent appointments, and -went on their way rather quickly. - He finally broached the question to a lady he knew who held a black -belt in judo. She thought for a moment and answered "Feminine." - The swiftness of her response puzzled him. "You're sure of that?" he -asked. - "Certainly," she replied. "They wouldn't sell very well if they were -masculine." - "Unhhh... Well, why not?" - "Because people want a car with a reputation for going when you want -it to. And, if Nissan's are female, it's like they say... `Each Nissan, she -go!'" - - [No, we WON'T explain it; go ask someone who practices an oriental - martial art. (Tai Chi Chuan probably doesn't count.) Ed.] -% Aliquid melius quam pessimum optimum non est. % Ego sum ens omnipotens.