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Re: trivia: origin of names for UPPER() and LOWER()

From: Mark C. Stock <mcstockX_at_Xenquery>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:37:54 -0500
Message-ID: <Rpidndu6-qSe0S7eRVn-sw@comcast.com>

"Mark Townsend" <markbtownsend_at_comcast.net> wrote in message news:43B2FB49.6050904_at_comcast.net...
> Randy Harris wrote:
>> There are places where young people have never even seen
>> a rotary dial phone.
>
>
> Which is why the phrase 'dial tone' is fast becoming an anachronsim. Does
> anyone have any others ?

i'm still going to the icebox for cold stuff, but i listen to my lps on my mp3 player.

quadrophonic is dead, but what about the 5-channel stuff? quintophonic?

++ mcs Received on Wed Dec 28 2005 - 20:37:54 CST

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