[geeks] timesheet and invoicing software

[Michael Parson]

On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 02:09:50AM +0000, wa2egp at att.net wrote:
>> So I headed over to snopes and found this:
>>
>> http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/zero.asp
>>
>> Unknown origins of story, not enough details to debunk or verify.
>>
>> -- 
>> Michael Parson
>> mparson at bl.org
>
> Well, since I heard the story in class in 1971, I think that trumps
> the 1990's stories.  And if the story I heard WAS true, in 20 years
> embellishments would be added by each teller to make the story better.
> I guess even language and stories evolve and mutate, :)  assuming
> the story I heard was either the original or closer to the original
> tale.

That's what I was thinking as I was reading it, but they did reference a
version from a 1970 jokebook, which just predates your 1971 professor's
story.

-- 
Michael Parson
mparson at bl.org