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2ffat

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Here is an amusing article from CNN.


James P. Cottingham
[sup]I'm number 1,229!
I'm number 1,229![/sup]
 
Those two authors generate nothing but a waste of pixels on your screen.

(And this is one of their less offensive articles.)

Greg
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. Kierkegaard
 
I enjoyed the article.

 
It was a nice read.

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I find myself guilty of the ellipses...



Just my 2¢

"What the captain doesn't realize is that we've secretly replaced his Dilithium Crystals with new Folger's Crystals."

--Greg
 
If only those ellipses could speak...

It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.
 
This (the ellipses anyway) reminds me of Clive James' excellent description of Star Trek's script as consiting entirely of 'dot dot dot' dialogue. What the...

The internet - allowing those who don't know what they're talking about to have their say.
 
Guilty.

" turning the experience of reading an e-mail into one akin to a herky-jerky rickshaw ride through an especially cratered Tokyo alley. "

A bit over the top, but funny.


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Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich (authors of the article) should have also written of the importance of not abusing the colon, which, in my case, turned into a semi-colon following my surgery 18 months ago. <grin>

[santa]Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]
“Beware of those that seek to protect you from harm or risk. The cost will be your freedoms and your liberty.”
 
If the Governor of California knew about punctuation would he be Colon the Barbarian?

It is time for pacifists to stand up and fight for their beliefs.
 
[lol]

James P. Cottingham
[sup]I'm number 1,229!
I'm number 1,229![/sup]
 
If only those ellipses were properly formatted....

-------++NO CARRIER++-------
 
Phil said:
If only those ellipses were properly formatted....
If you want to properly reformat your ellipses you should go to a medical professional who is properly trained to administer Botox.


[santa]Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]
“Beware of those that seek to protect you from harm or risk. The cost will be your freedoms and your liberty.”
 
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