Re: Timers and DoEvents

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From: Karl E. Peterson (karl_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/10/04 

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:49:44 -0700

Larry Serflaten <serflaten@usinternet.com> wrote:
> "Karl E. Peterson" <karl@mvps.org> wrote
>>>
>>> What is the greatest number you can achieve?
>>
>> That "that that" that you cite isn't that bad...
>
> Even though you use 'that' five times, it only counts as four
> because only the first four were repeated, the final 'that' was
> only included....

That that was gratuitous, at that, yep!

> But check this out, here is a little set up;
>
> James and John were students in an English course and each handed
> in similar essays to their teacher, but;
>
> John, where James had had 'had', had had 'had had', 'had had' had had
> a better effect on the teacher!

Duuuuude... <shaking head> 

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