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Re: On why bottom posting....
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- Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 21:41:22 -0400
- Subject: Re: On why bottom posting....
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On Thu, May 08, 2014 at 05:47:48PM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote:
>Now I get why these peopleââÂâ have so much of an issue
>with top posting. From thisââÂâ, I can see they are really
>thinking of and expecting email to look like a chat-log or
>irc-transcript.
>
>They don't realize that some people use email to write
>documents that include historical data for context. But
>like most good sources, will put the historical context information
>at the end in an appendix.
"Yes, Derrick, I WILL marry you!", Monica gushed.
>She threw the wine in his face, shouting "That was my SISTER, Derrick!
>My SISTER!"
>
>Derrick's face was stone. The evening had very definitely not gone
>the way he planned. How could she have misunderstood the situation so
>thoroughly? He knew that he had to protect Sally but it was the
>hardest thing he'd ever done. Gritting his teeth and dying inside he
>surreptitiously put the ring back into his pocket.
>>
>>"You have to taste this Haggis(1)", Monica said, offering him a
>>forkful. Derrick knew at this point that this was the girl of his
>>dreams.
>>>
>>>Derrick bounded after his sprinting vizla(2). "Chauncy! Get back here!
>>>Bad dog!" He was stopped short by raven black hair, stunning blue eyes,
>>>and full lips pursed in a beguiling grin.
>>>
>>>"I think our dogs need to get a room", she said.
>>>"Err, I um. Heh", Derrick expounded, instantly smitten.
(1)a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck
(2)a dog breed originating in Hungary