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From: Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com>
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Subject: Re: datetime question
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 19:55:02 -0500
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On Saturday 09 November 2013 19:52:52 Chris Angelico did opine:

> On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 2:39 AM, Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> wrote:
> > Ya know, folks like Nick would have me signing off.  Fortunately there
> > are kill files. But the backscatter he creates I am still forced to
> > read, or more usually skip.
> > 
> > Then one of you frustrated standup comics comes along, and gives me a
> > VBG, and its suddenly all worth it.  Thank You Chris.
> :
> :) Don't just thank me, Grant and Roy were key to it too - and the
> 
> whole "there's no shortage of newlines" thing started with Steven
> D'Aprano (I think), and it's a ripe field for harvest :)

And likely not fully gleaned yet. :)  To all of you, thats some of the 
better creative writing I've read in my 79 years.  ;-)
 
> But hey. If you're going to have to read backscatter, may as well make
> it funny...

Precisely.
 
> ChrisA


Cheers, Gene
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