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{{quote|'''[[Outstanding]]''': All the Notes in issue that have not been redeemed, purchased and cancelled or become void under their Conditions.}} | {{quote|'''[[Outstanding]]''': All the Notes in issue that have not been redeemed, purchased and cancelled or become void under their Conditions.}} | ||
This came back in the mail, with a note of costs, marked back up more or less how it started: | This came back in the mail, with a note of costs, marked back up to more or less how it started: | ||
{{quote|'''Outstanding''' or '''outstanding''': in respect of the Notes of a Series, all the Notes of such Series issued except: | {{quote|'''Outstanding''' or '''outstanding''': in respect of the Notes of a Series, all the Notes of such Series issued except: | ||
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There is no universe in which the concept of outstanding is so doubtful that you need to waste that much ammunition on it. In a fit of exasperation, the JC asked [[NiGEL]], his friendly little chatbot, to translate that back into a sentence of no more than 20 words. [[NiGEL]], bless him, came up with this: | There is no universe in which the concept of outstanding is so doubtful that you need to waste that much ammunition on it. This is a combination of statements of the logically incontrovertible ((a), (c), (d) and (e)), the practically non-existent since the invention of the computer ((e) and (f)) and the manifestly untrue ((b)). | ||
In a fit of exasperation, the JC asked [[NiGEL]], his friendly little chatbot, to translate that mass of sludge back into a sentence of no more than 20 words. [[NiGEL]], bless him, came up with this: | |||
{{quote|“'''Outstanding'''” means all Notes issued except those redeemed, void, cancelled, or replaced. Notes held by the Issuer are not outstanding.}} | {{quote|“'''Outstanding'''” means all Notes issued except those redeemed, void, cancelled, or replaced. Notes held by the Issuer are not outstanding.}} | ||