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Re: Totally off topic [Was: Bogus "MS Security Patch" [Was: Blaster Worm and August 16]]

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From: Phred
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 15:29
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In article <c6i4kvsaime49rkpkohrctuc7eple0dd8s@4ax.com>, 
Ogden Johnson III <oj3@cpcug.org> wrote:
>ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com (Phred) wrote:
>
>>Yes, it's an interesting custom you have over there.
>
>Don't blame us.  For better or for worse, we got it the same place
>y'all got a lot of yours.  It was the evil, evil English.
>
>>But the rest of 
>>us sometimes wonder why so many fathers condemn their sons to go 
>>through life called "Junior".  Not so bad once it gets to the IIIrd I 
>>admit, as that sounds almost regal.
>
>Actually, it wasn't the Johnson or the III part that proved
>troublesome.  It was the Ogden which made my survival through grade
>school questionable on all too many occasions.

Yes.  My middle name had similar consequences. :-)

Oh, and I had a typical "brain fart" last night when I referred to Les 
Hiddins as "TV's popular 'Bush Food' man".  It finally occurred to me 
about lunch time today that the correct reference is "Bush Tucker" 
man.  (But then, I don't have TV, so I excuse myself for the error. :)


Cheers, Phred.

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ppnerkDELETE@THISyahoo.com.INVALID
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From: ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com (Phred)
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Subject: Re: Totally off topic [Was: Bogus "MS Security Patch" [Was: Blaster Worm and August 16]]
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