Re: This is the ALT.COMP.FREEWARE newsgroup. FREEWARE posts are welcome.

de Susan Bugher 01/30/2008 09:55

Roger Hunt wrote:
> In article <60c565F1q857tU1@mid.individual.net>, Susan Bugher
> <sebugher@yahoo.com> writes
>>Roger Hunt wrote:
>>>In article <60bj98F1q11ukU1@mid.individual.net>, Susan Bugher
>>><sebugher@yahoo.com> writes
>>>>Me.Here wrote:
>>>>>[OK] Susan Bugher wrote:

>>>>>>Google statistics about alt.comp.freeware:
>>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.comp.freeware/about
>>>>
>>>>>Cool, didn't realise they kept stats. December 1999 was my first post
>>>>>in ACF. I'd forgotten what aliases I'd used until I did a search :-)

>>>>Wow, I don't think very many people go back that far with ACF. It would
>>>>be interesting to know how long people have been here - perhaps people
>>>>could show a gold star in their sig file for each year of participation.
>>>>
>>>>or a purple heart. ;)

>>>Purple hearts mean something else here in the UK.

>>perhaps you could clarify that statement just a bit. . .
>>What is the definition of purple hearts that people in the UK don't use?

> The military decoration.

>>if you feel up to a further clarification. . .
>>What is the definition of purple hearts that people in the UK do use?

> 1960s slang for a preparation of speed.

I'll buy that. ;)

Susan
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