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Dec 6, 2003 12:55PM PST

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nt) Thank you Dale. BRILLIANT. Forwarded.
Dec 6, 2003 7:34PM PST

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Re:Inbox: EXCELLENT !! thanks Dale nt
Dec 6, 2003 9:44PM PST

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(as if written by a technical writer for a firm that does US government contracting)
Dec 6, 2003 11:33PM PST

So why the abreviated version? Where are the two pages of footnotes and the half page Bibliography that used to be there?

Presented again for your (all of your) pleasure:
http://www.theseverts.net/Wonderland.htm

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(NT) Huh? I didn't find anything like that at the link.
Dec 7, 2003 3:47AM PST

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I'm not Ed...
Dec 8, 2003 1:05AM PST

... but I think his reference was to actual official documents coming out of governent sources are known to have many, many footnotes and a long Bibliography.

Thus his query was a reference to that, as he knew it was a satirical piece.

Angeline
click here to email semods4@yahoo.com

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Mea culpa for posting it - I've asked for it to be deleted
Dec 8, 2003 12:23AM PST

Ought to have known that even a piece of fun I received in email would be attacked by somebody here.

As for what happened to....? In Bob Proffitt's style: "Maybe ask the original sender?"

See ya, Grinch. Sad

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Re:Mea culpa for posting it - I've asked for it to be deleted
Dec 8, 2003 2:19AM PST

Dale, Please reconsider and repost it. I was lucky enough to read it but I know many more would enjoy it.

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Why?
Dec 9, 2003 9:54AM PST

I amplify YOUR comment (because all real US technical writers tend to end up with more footnotes than text and a rather lengthy biblio) and YOU take it as an attack?

If it was an ATTACK why would I have posted a link to something I thought was in line with the humor of your post and that I was sure you would enjoy as well as others. Did you even look at the link before getting your tighty whiteys in knots?

Wear the "Grinch" label yourself Dale--I neither ask for deletion not even hinted that there was anything "wrong" with it.

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Because
Dec 9, 2003 9:24PM PST

"So why the abreviated version? Where are the two pages of footnotes and the half page Bibliography that used to be there?"

I posted it as a pass-along for people to enjoy, not for it to be criticised.

As I wrote: Mea Culpa.

Not for posting it, but for being stupid enough to think I could ever be allowed to post something here which everyone (every one) would enjoy, without feeling the need to pick it apart.

This discussion is now over.

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sorry to see that your Humor is limited...
Dec 10, 2003 6:26AM PST

to two bones in your arms.

I will take the blame here for posting to you and expecting you to see anything but negativity.

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Done, but reluctantly , as
Dec 8, 2003 1:11AM PST
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Re:Done, but reluctantly , as
Dec 8, 2003 2:17AM PST

Hated to see this deleted. It was very good piece

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(NT) Ditto!
Dec 8, 2003 2:46AM PST

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(NT) Thank you, Angeline, for respecting my wishes.
Dec 9, 2003 9:27PM PST
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Can you say in general what it was about?
Dec 8, 2003 1:59AM PST

Nothing in the answers to give even a clue.

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PS - You know where you CAN post it.(nt)
Dec 8, 2003 2:00AM PST
Wink
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It was a good piece, but he asked it be removed.
Dec 8, 2003 2:45AM PST
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It's an old parody...
Dec 8, 2003 2:39AM PST

It's an old parody of "Night before Christmas" that has been around for decades.
Do a Google on "(as if written by a technical writer for a firm that does US government contracting)". and you will get several places that have it. The Not Just For Kids one at the top of that search has it.

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Thanks, I had read Dale's post and was going to send the
Dec 8, 2003 2:55AM PST