[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps ? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic ? Does your Vehmgerichte pay such extraordinary expenses ?[…]

I had planned in mind to tell you … how I protected, that is, guaranteed, Evergreen sweet corn against the bud worm and the ear worm; …

Questioner: What time is it? Answerer: It's beer o'clock.

If you know the HANDLE of a thread you wish to signal, and that thread has performed an alertable wait, then queueing an APC is often significantly quicker than waking the target thread by using kernel objects (as we are about to review).