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So ... who started this style, then?
by Guy Kewney | posted on 08 July 2002
So ... Tech-Ed is always a chance to catch up with the latest Redmond thinking.
At first, I thought the indomitable Tony Goodhew was trying to start a fight.
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His response was to put his fists on the table. They are formidable fists. He glowered. He does a good glower. "So ... I haven't had a chance to see much of the play this year," he said. Phew. It was OK to breathe.
After a while, it became apparent that he responded to any question with: "So ... " And he isn't alone in Redmond, it seems. Ask anybody senior a question. Any question. "What is the colour of the sky on your planet?" They will reply: "So ... in the first place, we have a different colour of sky." Or whatever is appropriate.
Ask me, where did this come from? So ... where do you think it originated? Is it Anders? Who started it?
You can flame us direct on our IRC channel at irc.ramtops.org, join channel #nwwn during most daylight hours!
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