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Hello Greg - 

CA>> Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us. Have you
CA>> done any other searches lately or just this one search? 

GE> I almost decided to ignore this, then I said "what the
GE> hell". 

GE> The way you worded your reply could easily be taken two
GE> ways. Please choose the appropriate response, as befits
GE> your comments. 

GE> Respose #1: 

GE> You're quite welcome, Charles. I also had a collection of
GE> magazines from that same time period, and always enjoyed
GE> reading about the strange inventions, futuristic
GE> predictions and innovative ideas that came about during
GE> that era. When you mentiond the engine, it sounded like the
GE> kind of thing I would have found interesting. I didn't
GE> remember seeing it in any of the mags I had, so I went
GE> searching. A few of the current developers they spoke to
GE> gave the impression that it's something they just thought
GE> of last week. I'm sure they'd be surprised to learn just
GE> how long ago the original idea was conceived. 

I did the same search and actually read the webpages.  Most
mentioned several patents they believe applied to free-piston
engine design starting back in the late 1800's.  I doubt you
read _any_ of the pages at all in your rush to post your much
shorter and much different reply that you actually _did_ post.

GE> And yes, I've done many searches, usually for people who
GE> don't have I-Net access, or don't have the patience to wade
GE> through hundreds or thousands of pages looking for the
GE> exact info they want/need, or may appreciate getting more
GE> info than they currently have. I like to help if/when I can. 

Cute attempt to recover from your first comment. ;-) 

GE> Response #2: 

GE> Feeling a bit snotty today, Chucky? 

No Greggy, not really. Why do you ask? 

GE> Do you ever wonder why you seem to get into so many pissing
GE> matches with other posters? 

Not at all. I know why. Many of the men who post on FIDO have a
very feminine snotty way of replying and I don't particularly
like it. 

GE> Oh, and I did do one other search today...for "snotty,
GE> sarcastic d!ckhead". It only returned one "hit"... 

Let me guess, it was a picture of you in drag?

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