On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Tamas Rudnai <tamas.rudnai@gmail.com> wrote:
> What is going on here with the thirsty analogy mentioned before:
> Q: I'm thirsty.
> A: The tap is behind you.
> Q: But I'm really really thirsty,why don't you give me a f. glass of wate=
r?
> A: Because the tap is right behind you, help yourself.
> 3rd person: You moron, why =A0don't you give him a glass of water, can't
> you see he's really begging you?

Sometimes a better analogy is
Q Can you fill my glass up for me?
A Its just as easy for you to go and fill it up at that tap over there
you already know about as it is for me

Even a person in a wheelchair can reach that tap without any more effort.

In which case the only appropriate response is the modern equivalent
of RTFM - lmgtfy. Not something I think I've ever used on here, but
certainly have done elsewhere when the very first page usually gives
them the answer they're after.

Chris

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