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PeterN wrote:

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> I have only a limited supply of commas, and tend to hoard
> them.


You could raise some extra cash, by starting a comma rental
service.

(Many Usenet posters are unaware of this punctuation mark's
very existence, from what I've seen.)

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Cordially,
John Turco <>

Marie's Musings <http://fairiesandtails.blogspot.com>

On 6/30/2011 2:15 AM, John Turco wrote:
> tony cooper wrote:
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>> The only person I could never both pan and praise was Sisker. I
>> never found one to praise.
>
>
> Everybody seems to refer to John Sisker in the past tense, now. I
> know nothing about him...I hope he didn't die, perchance?
>

No!
He is a travel agent who would spam the group, asking for comments on
snapshots.
If you had an honest corrective suggestion, he would get huffy and
explain why your comment was irrelevant.
It soon became obvious that he was obnoxiously seeking to increase his
travel business. Fortunately, he announced he was leaving and did.

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Peter

On 6/30/2011 2:15 AM, John Turco wrote:
> PeterN wrote:
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> <heavily edited for brevity>
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>> I have only a limited supply of commas, and tend to hoard
>> them.
>
>
> You could raise some extra cash, by starting a comma rental
> service.
>
> (Many Usenet posters are unaware of this punctuation mark's
> very existence, from what I've seen.)
>

One can get comatose, continually commenting on commas.

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Peter