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From: Carl Rapson (cr_at_myhouse.com)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:07:36 -0500

"Tim Baur" <trbo20@disregard_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> One habit I still carry from Fortran is never starting text before the 6th
> character position. That way if I want to insert line numbers into my VB6
> key punch cards, I'll still be able to.
>

OMG! That is hilarious!

Carl Rapson

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