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Topic: Miscellaneous - Part Three
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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

Posts: 28608
From: New York City & Newport, RI
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-26-2006 07:10 AM
Rated G Lorraine
In 1802, Timothy Dexter published a twenty-four page pamphlet (entitled "A Pickle for the Knowing Ones") entirely devoid of periods, commas, and other punctuation. In subsequent editions, in deference to demanding readers, Dexter agreed to add some punctuation.
There was, however, a small catch: rather than disperse punctuation throughout the text, the author had simply added an extra page containing nothing but punctuation, preceded by a short message:
"the nowing ones complane of my book the fust edition had no stops I put in a nuf here and thay may peper and solt it as they please"!
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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

Posts: 28608
From: New York City & Newport, RI
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-27-2006 02:48 PM
Rated G Cutie pa2ti
Q: How many American astronauts have walked on the moon?
A: Twelve, between July 1969 and December 1972.
In order of their lunar visits: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Charles Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt.
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