Re: The Da Vinci Code.

On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:54:04 +1100, Peter Moylan
<peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Father Ignatius wrote:
In news:6i9m12tpau1qi9a9m8dm5a886m15egnfoe@xxxxxxx,
Al in Dallas <alfargnoli@xxxxxxxxx> typed:

Wow! Is this thread bringing back memories!

Wow! Is this thread bringing back memories?

Exclamations take an exclamation mark; questions take a question mark.

I didn't get the impression that Al was asking a question.

Perhaps I shouldn't try to guess, but I guess that Padre Nate is
trying to ape the apparently effortless humor of our R H Draney and
falls short of the mark. Hmmm, the alternative is not worth
contemplating, IMHO.

--
Al in St. Lou
.

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