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Old 06-09-2005, 07:24
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I learned a long, long time ago not to take offense at what people say. If they say something worthy of a retort, I just try to be somewhat clever about it. And no one has said anything in this thread which even appears to be trying to be offensive.

It's amazing how frustrated people get when they discover they can't get you angry or hurt your feelings.

Another thing I also learned a long, long time ago was that when I deserve to be corrected about something, I should try to have the good sense to accept it with some simple grace. That also really annoys people who want to get you down.

And Hobferret you just need to learn how to outsmart the dang computers. It's really simple to prevent them from thinking faster than we do. Just keep a really, really old computer running around the house and use it once in a while to reassure yourself you still have "personal computing" speed faster than a simple piece of silicone. And if that fails, take a very large hammer and show it just who's still Boss around there.

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Old 06-09-2005, 20:44
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Hey JMI

You are too clever for me, I am always outsmarted by the board

Dang computers, well there's a thing. Like I said before I'm in England now and dont have an old Dang; however I do have an old Amstrad laptop that goes about 10 cycles a second so I will have to try that

Remember what I said over on exetools, I was fast enough to dodge the lead at the Battle of Second Bull Run, or Second Manassas, whichever side you want to be on. 1862 seems a long time ago now, no wonder I can't think fast enough at my age

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Yes. I do remember. I, myself, was already too old to join the fighting back then, but I did observe you still "standing" there like a "Stonewall," although your nickname came from the battle of First Manassas on July 21, 1861.

Not too many actually remember your "real" name now, but I know your mother christened you Thomas Jonathan.

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JMI ha ha

You gotten me mixed up, Thomas Jonathan was already 23 years old when I was born, however, the family knew him well

But I bet you were not afraid to pick up a pitchfork even if you were too old to fight

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Old 06-10-2005, 20:30
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In my guise as the Devil Incarnate, I'm generally rumored to carry a pitchfork all the time.

Ah, and that would make you born in 1857, when your ancestor/patron portrait was getting ready to merry Mary Anna Morrison, a distant relative of mine. We must be kin.

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JMI The Devil Incarnate

Mate your synapses are definately failing 1824+23=1847

Are we talking about the Mary Anna Morrison who died in 1915, if so and she is really a distant relative you should be a proud man. "Old blue light" was very much endeared to her

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Well actually, it was my eyesight, rather than my synapses that failed me. It was 5:30 a.m. my time when I made that post and I had been working all night rebuilding three laptops and installing all the updates and I simply mis-read the Birthdate for the General as "1834" and added your "24". The math was correct for what I "thought" I saw. Where is Ben Franklin when we need him. I've got to try some of his new fangled spectacles.

I guess it is a good thing he was a much better General than he was a professor.

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