What the heck started this thread, Sure can tell race season is over and the
snow bound racers are bored and unable to go outside and play with the toys.
KT is still trying to cook in the microwave and make fake rocks, Wes is
freezing his butt off going to BYU to watch foot ball, and out here on the
left coast we are just having fun and the only thing we have to shovel is
the BS that is flowing. Oh well it's still fun.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: <Want1937hd@aol.com>
To: <rbuck@aros.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: Topic's of discussion (Ps and Qs)
> In a message dated 11/21/03 12:33:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
rbuck@aros.net
> writes:
>
> > I've heard a completely different answer to that. (My grandfather told
me,
> >
> > about 45 years ago) It refers to moveable type as used in newspaper
> > printing before typesetting machines. When viewed head-on the reversed
> > images were very easy to get confused...so it was fairly easy for a
young,
> > inattentive typesetter to set up a rack of type that resulted in
something
> > like, "Mind your qints and puarts." Hence the admonishment to mind them
> > (or keep them straight...or reversed...or something) while putting the
type
> > into place.
> >
> > Ray
> >
>
> Ray, I heard that one too, but how come they didn't have the same problem
> with lower case b's & d's? What I want to know is why I can mixup both
b's&d's
> and p's&q's using a KEYBOARD? Maybe my right index finger is just getting
tired.
> Bob in connecticut
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