Hello, everybody!

A panda walks into a restaurant, sits down and orders a sandwich. After he finishes eating the sandwich, the panda pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter, and then stands up to go. 'Hey!' shouts the manager. 'Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn't pay for your sandwich!'

The panda yells back at the manager, 'Hey man, I am a PANDA! Look it up!'

The manager opens his dictionary and sees the following definition for panda: 'A tree-dwelling marsupial of Asian origin, characterised by distinct black and white colouring. Eats shoots and leaves.'

Or eats, shoots and leaves (?)
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Hello Denis,

A panda walks into a restaurant, sits down and orders a sandwich.
After he finishes eating the sandwich, the panda pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter, and then stands up to go. 'Hey!' shouts the
manager. 'Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn't
pay for your sandwich!'

The panda yells back at the manager, 'Hey man, I am a PANDA! Look it
up!'

The manager opens his dictionary and sees the following definition
for panda: 'A tree-dwelling marsupial of Asian origin, characterised
by distinct black and white colouring. Eats shoots and leaves.'

Or eats, shoots and leaves (?)

Eats, shoots and leaves in this case.. Good one!

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Hi, Denis! Recently you wrote in a message to All:

A panda walks into a restaurant, sits down and orders a
sandwich. After he finishes eating the sandwich, the panda
pulls out a gun and shoots the waiter, and then stands up
to go. 'Hey!' shouts the manager. 'Where are you going? You
just shot my waiter and you didn't pay for your sandwich!'

The panda yells back at the manager, 'Hey man, I am a PANDA!
Look it up!'

The manager opens his dictionary and sees the following
definition for panda: 'A tree-dwelling marsupial of Asian
origin, characterised by distinct black and white colouring.
Eats shoots and leaves.'

Or eats, shoots and leaves (?)

I don't know what was in the sandwich. Could alfalfa sprouts or bean sprouts legitimately be regarded as "shoots"? Hmm.... :-)

This is a wonderful example of how punctuation may confuse or clarify the author's meaning... and to those among us who have not yet had the pleasure of reading it I'd highly recommend Lynne Truss's book EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES.

According to WIKI this book is dedicated to the Bolshevik printers of St. Petersburg who demanded they be paid the same rate for punctuation marks as for letters. AFAIK both require the same amount of time & effort... [chuckle].




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Eats shoots and leaves.'
Or eats, shoots and leaves (?)

I don't know what was in the sandwich. Could alfalfa
sprouts or bean sprouts legitimately be regarded as "shoots"? Hmm....
:-)
This is a wonderful example of how punctuation may confuse
or clarify the author's meaning... and to those among us who have not
yet had the pleasure of reading it I'd highly recommend Lynne Truss's
book EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES.
According to WIKI this book is dedicated to the Bolshevik printers of St. Petersburg who demanded they be paid the same rate for punctuation marks as for letters. AFAIK both require the same amount
of time & effort... [chuckle].

Time > than effort or
Effort > than time?

... Respect,S.K. [*Elite* from Z80 to PC] [FAR 3.0] [e-Ink]
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Hi, Denis -- on Sep 08 2020 at 16:07, you wrote:

punctuation marks as for letters. AFAIK both require the same amount
of time & effort... [chuckle].

Time >> than effort or

Effort > than time?

Hmm..perhaps on first casting the set of type, but after that (Speaking
as someone who used to print with moveable type!) no extra effort OR
time.


Cheers... Dallas

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punctuation marks as for letters. AFAIK both require the same
amount of time & effort... [chuckle].

Time >> than effort or

Effort > than time?

Why time >> than effort, but not
time > than effort?

Hmm..perhaps on first casting the set of type, but after that
(Speaking as someone who used to print with moveable type!) no extra

Thanks for all, Dallas.

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Hi, Denis -- on Sep 08 2020 at 20:35, you wrote:

Thanks for all, Dallas.

My pleasure!


Cheers... Dallas

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Dallas!

Sen 20 @ 12:27:

Hi, Denis -- on Sep 08 2020 at 20:35, you wrote:

Thanks for all, Dallas.

My pleasure!

And
With my plesure, All!

... You have the capacity to learn from mistakes. You'll learn a lot today.
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