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    #76
    RE: Where are we all from????

    Wanda,

    You have the nicest dangling participle I've seen in a long time.

    Stan
    There can be only one.

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      #77
      RE: Where are we all from????

      It doesn't drive me nuts. I'm usually driving everyone else nuts by pointing out proper grammar, particularly my kids and husband. Who was it, I wonder, who first ended a question with the word "at"? That, and double negatives are my pet peeves.

      Enough said. I very much appreciate proper grammar, so I thank you for your input.

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        #78
        RE: Where are we all from????

        I've used Alpha since 1983 or '84. Unfortunately, out of that many years I was not able to use Alpha on the job for a total of about 3years. I've looked at various other programs along the way, but always stay with Alpha. Yes, Alpha really has come a long way.

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          #79
          RE: Where are we all from????

          I lived in Cicero for the summer of '74 or '75 with my friend, Mark Sharnowski. Do you happen to know him? I've lost touch. Now I'm northern California...Ukiah, that is.

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            #80
            RE: Where are we all from????

            I think a conference would be great, too...wonder if we could talk Selwyn into organizing it for us. Maybe we could start with a survey on this forum.

            You're wrong about the Miss Alpha thing, though...there are too many Miss Everythings, don'tcha' think? What we need is a Mr. Alpha. We'd let you "guys" judge, I suppose, too.
            :)

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              #81
              RE: Where are we all from????

              I am south of all those chickens..&..turkeys, in Turlock.

              I'm sure that we are eating those chickens & turkeys raised
              in Turlock...maybe even some of that cheese too!

              Delano Ca..... We do have cows though....does that count?

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                #82
                RE: Where are we all from????

                Hahaha! I love it :)

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                  #83
                  RE: Where are we all from????

                  Nope. I agree. All we need is spell checkars.

                  Tom

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                    #84
                    RE: Where are we all from????

                    If you're hand writing or printing, that is correct. However, with the advent of word processors, the single space is not enough to delineate the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next, especially if you use full justification. So, for clarity, the double space is OK

                    kenn
                    TYVM :) kenn

                    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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                      #85
                      RE: Where are we all from????

                      I'm from Cuba...
                      Missouri!
                      ORIGINAL Alpha DB Customer, I believe...
                      (Corect me if I'm wrong)
                      1988, I think...

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                        #86
                        RE: Where are we all from????

                        Yeah, but if you won, would "Mr. Alpha" sound right?

                        kenn
                        TYVM :) kenn

                        Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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                          #87
                          RE: Where are we all from????

                          Hmm....

                          Alpha being the first letter of the Greek alphabet....

                          How about the contest winner being:


                          ADAM
                          There can be only one.

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                            #88
                            RE: Where are we all from????

                            Oh Ken - It's not so bad! I grew up in Lindsborg, Kansas ("Little Sweden U.S.A." and was weaned on coffee and lutefisk. Sometimes it was the only "spice " in our meatball and boiled potato world!

                            I now live in Burr Oak, Kansas - miles and miles from anywhere. I'd be shocked if there was another user within 200 miles. Can't talk long because we're currently in the middle of wheat harvest.

                            By the way, my pet peeve (spelling) is confusion over plurals/possessives and plurals/contractions - - was everyone gone the day we learned about " 's " in school?

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                              #89
                              RE: Where are we all from????

                              You guys are sick :)

                              Tom

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                                #90
                                RE: Where are we all from????

                                Becky,

                                Oh, so you're one of them, eh? I don't know what's worse, the smell or the taste. Yah, I did taste it once but it ranks with the taste of coffee. Coffee breath is as bad as the smell of lutefisk. My wife tries to tell me that if I eat lutefisk, my hair would grow. I ask, "What for? I'd have to comb and cut it. Now why would I want that extra burden?" Bet you're wondering what kind of a Swede I am when I can't stand either one? But I do drink Mountain Dew. One can a day most days, two cans a day once in awhile.

                                Only spice in Meatballs and potatos? Now that's what I call scraping the bottom of the barrel. (Oh, I do remember tohse days when you turned the barrel upside down and hit the bottom to get a few extra morsels) I'd go without the lutespice.

                                Love those Swedish meatballs.

                                ken
                                TYVM :) kenn

                                Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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