Sara? I need you to call Home Depot, see if you can get someone on the phone with at least a room-temperature IQ . . .

Always say thank you. When in doubt, say thank you. Say thank you even if you think it is not necessary in the circumstances. Whether the recipient thinks it is or is not, it will be appreciated and remembered. It is impossible to say thank you too often!

2004 November 9, AWK sound recorder!!!11!!11one, in comp.lang.awk, Usenet

Before long Abbas Mirza suffered a succession of defeats, which culminated in the capture of Erivan, today capital of Armenia.