From the RATFILES Circa 2004: Linnix, Lynux...Whatever!

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The other day while I was perusing various items for bid on EBAY, my inner voice, my alter ego,a voice from the id, decided to pop up up like a lousy two bit Internet ad:
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BILL?
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Yes?
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DID YOU SEE PAGE 92 OF THE MARCH 2004 QST?
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No, not yet.
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YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.
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OK, I will.
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DO IT NOW!
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You know you're very pushy.
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YES, I KNOW.
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OK, so I'm reading already. I see it's the Digital Dimension column by Stan Horzepa WA1LOU. It's about going online with Linux. What am I looking for?
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YOU KNOW YOU'RE MISPRONOUNCING THAT NAME.
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Yeah? So what do you say, Linnux?
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I DID, UNTIL I READ THAT ARTICLE. LOOK TOWARD THE END WHERE IT SAYS: HOW DO YOU SAY LINUX. GO AHEAD AND READ IT!
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You know you're very pushy.
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YES, I KNOW.
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Why don't you read it yourself?
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OK, I WILL, SO LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY!
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HERE IS SOME LINUX TRIVIA. THERE ARE VARYING OPINIONS ON HOW TO PRONOUNCE LINUX. I HAVE HEARD THE 'LIN' IN LINUX PRONOUNCED WITH A SHORT 'I' AS IN 'LINDA' AND WITH A LONG 'I' AS IN 'LINE'. BOTH ARE INCORRECT. ACCORDING TO LINUS TORVALDS, THE FATHER OF LINUX, THE 'I' IN LINUX IS PRONOUNCED LIKE A LONG 'E', THAT IS 'LEE-NUX'. GO TO http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/ AND HEAR LINUS PRONOUNCE IT HIMSELF.
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So Boys and Girls, today's lesson is. It's not Linnix. It's not Lynux. Now get this. It's Leeeennix. Leeeeeeeeeenix. Did you get that? Leeeeeeeeeeeenix!
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SEE, I WAS RIGHT.
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You know you're very pushy.
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YES, I KNOW!

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