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    From William Bagwell@rb211@tds.net to alt.config on Sat Sep 2 11:12:33 2023
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    Went something like this "more trouble than you didn't know you did not
    want" How close did I get? Lost my archives a few years back...
    --
    William
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to alt.config on Sat Sep 2 17:01:04 2023
    From Newsgroup: alt.config

    William Bagwell <rb211@tds.net> wrote:

    Went something like this "more trouble than you didn't know you did not >want" How close did I get? Lost my archives a few years back...

    I looked through my archive and didn't spot anything.

    I found this:

    From: Brian Mailman

    "Adam H. Kerman" wrote:

    A statement of policy that doesn't reflect the actions of the regulars is >about as useful as [fill in the blank].

    Brian! We need something along the lines of Captain Hook wanking.

    ...as useful as an abacus at Andersen?
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  • From William Bagwell@rb211@tds.net to alt.config on Sat Sep 2 19:45:08 2023
    From Newsgroup: alt.config

    On Saturday, September 02, 2023 01:01 PM Adam H. Kerman wrote:

    William Bagwell <rb211@tds.net> wrote:

    Went something like this "more trouble than you didn't know you did not >>want" How close did I get? Lost my archives a few years back...

    I looked through my archive and didn't spot anything.

    I found this:

    From: Brian Mailman

    "Adam H. Kerman" wrote:

    A statement of policy that doesn't reflect the actions of the regulars is >>about as useful as [fill in the blank].

    Brian! We need something along the lines of Captain Hook wanking.

    ...as useful as an abacus at Andersen?

    Thanks for looking! Sure I remember him using it at least twice. Someday
    will buy a new version of Cross Over and can restore some very old backups that were on another drive.

    Anderson as in the battle of? That one is going to be tough to find a use for...
    --
    William
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to alt.config on Sun Sep 3 02:15:04 2023
    From Newsgroup: alt.config

    William Bagwell <rb211@tds.net> wrote:
    On Saturday, September 02, 2023 01:01 PM Adam H. Kerman wrote:

    William Bagwell <rb211@tds.net> wrote:

    Went something like this "more trouble than you didn't know you did not >>>want" How close did I get? Lost my archives a few years back...

    I looked through my archive and didn't spot anything.

    I found this:

    From: Brian Mailman

    "Adam H. Kerman" wrote:

    A statement of policy that doesn't reflect the actions of the regulars is >>>about as useful as [fill in the blank].

    Brian! We need something along the lines of Captain Hook wanking.

    ...as useful as an abacus at Andersen?

    Thanks for looking! Sure I remember him using it at least twice. Someday >will buy a new version of Cross Over and can restore some very old backups >that were on another drive.

    Anderson as in the battle of? That one is going to be tough to find a use >for...

    Arthur Andersen after the Enron scandal
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