Re: Wallace: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

[Francis Hsu <francis@ai.mit.edu>]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 04:27:59PM -0500, Douglas342@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/14/02 8:15:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
> berrym@BATTELLE.ORG writes:
> > berth. Why spend more to achieve more? The customers are satisfied with
> > hamburger... why give them steak?
> > 
> 
> Why are these mutually exclusive?  When you've been eating dirt, hamburger is 
> pretty good and whets your appetite for steak.  I am very satisfied that the 
> team is better and is headed for the playoffs, but that doesn't mean that the 
> same record five, three or even two years down the road will make me happy.  
> I think historians call it something like the revolution of rising 
> expectations.

Many people believe they would prefer steak over hamburger, but wait too long
and they'll get their steak well done.  Personally, I will take hamburger over
a steak that's been cooking for too long.  :)

Francis