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On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:13:36 -0500, The Old Sourdough <> wrote:

>On 2007-08-25, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Top waxed eloquently:
>> The Old Sourdough wrote:
>>
>>> On 2007-08-25, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Top waxed eloquently:
>>>> Spuds wrote:
>>>>
>snip
>
>>>
>> My wife says I'm older than dirt and I tell that leaves her with older
>> than mud. Don't know what that means but it slows her down while I make
>> a hasty advance to the rear.
>>
>
>I learned long ago when to do that. ..

What you need is a shed with this in it:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/3yjnx8

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"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth
and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for
a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -
Think of it, ALWAYS." --Mahatma Gandhi

It was on, or about, Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:11:31 -0500, that as I was
halfway through a large jam doughnut, The Old Sourdough wrote:

> On 2007-08-25, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Spuds waxed eloquently:
>> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:02:20 -0500, The Old Sourdough
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>On 2007-08-25, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Top waxed eloquently:
>>>> Spuds wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:18:05 -0500, The Old Sourdough
>>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On 2007-08-24, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Evan Platt waxed
>>>>>>eloquently: snip
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Try some details on this computer. Is it a Mac? A PC? Windows XP?
>>>>>>> Windows Vista?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Probably an Etch-a-Sketch..
>>>>>
>>>>> In that case, he might find this handy:
>>>>>
>>>>> Etch-A-Sketch Technical Support
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> SNAP! (sometimes I like to go for the full effect)
>>>>
>>>> At what age did you get your first Ultimate Etch-a-Sketch?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>As with Spuds, I also pre-date the Etch-a-Sketch. I think I've still
>>>got my old Pickett slipstick around somewhere, though.
>>
>> Heh. I've still got my old slide rule in a drawer somewhere. The only
>> good thing about those is they didn't need batteries.
>
> Depending on the model, you could get surprisingly good accuracy out of
> the things, though. And since I predate electronic calculators, they
> were the only game in town. But yeah, they were kinda hard to see in the
> dark.

I found mine in the back of a cupboard the other day, still in its red
leather case!

It was on, or about, Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:12:53 -0500, that as I was
halfway through a large jam doughnut, Mara wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:13:36 -0500, The Old Sourdough <>
> wrote:
>
>>On 2007-08-25, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Top waxed eloquently:
>>> The Old Sourdough wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2007-08-25, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, Top waxed eloquently:
>>>>> Spuds wrote:
>>>>>
>>snip
>>
>>
>>> My wife says I'm older than dirt and I tell that leaves her with older
>>> than mud. Don't know what that means but it slows her down while I
>>> make a hasty advance to the rear.
>>>
>>>
>>I learned long ago when to do that. ..
>
> What you need is a shed with this in it:
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/3yjnx8

Got a jet powered one!
http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/000527.html