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 Post subject: Heard the mermaids singing each to each
PostPosted: Sat Dec 28, 2002 12:51 pm 
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I work on the news desk, but as a sideline I fill in for our thoroughbred racing handicapper. There's a horse running at Aqueduct today named J. Alfred Prufrock; I selected this horse to win.<p>When the paper came up today, I checked the racing selections column. The clerk had changed the name to J. Alfred Hitchcock.


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 Post subject: Re: Heard the mermaids singing each to each
PostPosted: Sat Dec 28, 2002 4:03 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica ,sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bumfketeer:
I work on the news desk, but as a sideline I fill in for our thoroughbred racing handicapper. There's a horse running at Aqueduct today named J. Alfred Prufrock; I selected this horse to win.<p>When the paper came up today, I checked the racing selections column. The clerk had changed the name to J. Alfred Hitchcock.<hr></blockquote>
Words fail me. :eek: :eek: :eek:


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 Post subject: Re: Heard the mermaids singing each to each
PostPosted: Sat Dec 28, 2002 6:18 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica ,sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bumfketeer:
I work on the news desk, but as a sideline I fill in for our thoroughbred racing handicapper. There's a horse running at Aqueduct today named J. Alfred Prufrock; I selected this horse to win.<p>When the paper came up today, I checked the racing selections column. The clerk had changed the name to J. Alfred Hitchcock.<hr></blockquote><p>The horse was beaten by 39 steps.


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 Post subject: Re: Heard the mermaids singing each to each
PostPosted: Sat Dec 28, 2002 9:14 pm 
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Great response, ADK, but unfortunately he was defeated by about 700 yards.


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 Post subject: Re: Heard the mermaids singing each to each
PostPosted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 3:06 am 
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This thread is for the birds.


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 Post subject: Re: Heard the mermaids singing each to each
PostPosted: Sun Dec 29, 2002 3:17 am 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica ,sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Gary Kirchherr:
This thread is for the birds.<hr></blockquote><p>I can't tell you how happy I am you said that.


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 Post subject: Re: Heard the mermaids singing each to each
PostPosted: Mon Dec 30, 2002 3:20 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica ,sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by blanp:
<p>I can't tell you how happy I am you said that.<hr></blockquote><p>I'd be happy with a rear window.


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 Post subject: Re: Heard the mermaids singing each to each
PostPosted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 12:28 am 
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When you found out about the presumption on the clerk's part, did you have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?<p>And did the clerk then reply,
"That is not it at all.
That is not what I meant at all."<p>Because if that's what happened, it would be cool.<p>Or maybe I'm just a geek.<p>Who measures his life in coffee spoons.


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