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Article #5730Re: Alternatives to Comcast?
From: Bob Ward
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 21:14
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 21:14
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On Sat, 29 May 2004 10:03:29 -0400, Shawn Hearn <srhi@comcast.net> wrote: >In article <zxPsc.27865$fF3.712377@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, > "ameijers" <aemeijers@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > >> >> Nurse Uniforms, or Cafeteria Lady uniforms? Look in some old-timey photos of >> institutional food service- the outfits are very similar. As to Buicks, they >> were long considered a 'nice' car, but not show-offy like a Caddy. As to >> Cafeteria-style restaurants- although many aren't <really> any cheaper than >> a ma'n'pa sit down place, people feel frugal when they eat there. >> >> All these little quirks are harmless, and when you start getting AARP >> mailings of your own, 'them young punks' will say similar things about you. > >I agree, but I wonder if my folks are normal than! My mom stopped >driving when she had a stroke, but my dad's car is not a Buick, although >it is amazingly drab and blah looking, a dark blue Plymouth Aclaim with >no optional features other than AC. My folks won't go near a cafetaria >style restaurant either. They are very health conscious. > >What I want to know is what genetic quirk appears in senior men that >causes almost all of them to dress in drab brown pants and a drab >button down shirt, with drab shoes, ALL THE TIME. So you don't know any senior golfers?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107518,ca03142809305096 X-Google-Thread: 106595,ca03142809305096 X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,gid106595,public Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!controlnews3.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!nwrddc03.gnilink.net.POSTED!6f2b311b!not-for-mail From: Bob Ward <bobward@email.com> Newsgroups: misc.consumers,ba.consumers Subject: Re: Alternatives to Comcast? Message-ID: <a8vhb09hma5b1ksh6qivcqlm466orcrcsg@4ax.com> References: <2hcnqdFbj686U1@uni-berlin.de> <2hdithFblfmnU1@uni-berlin.de> <877jv17qpo.fsf@blp.benpfaff.org> <2hfg6bFcg73fU1@uni-berlin.de> <c8vs8g$o76@u1.netgate.net> <zxPsc.27865$fF3.712377@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> <srhi-D176A1.10032929052004@news-60.giganews.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 30 Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 21:14:07 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.60.134.114 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrddc03.gnilink.net 1085865247 4.60.134.114 (Sat, 29 May 2004 17:14:07 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 17:14:07 EDT