[Dixielandjazz] Antivirus trick

[Richard Broadie]

At last, Dr. Seuss has a replacement!  Congratulations!  Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Palmquist" <davidpalmquist at dccnet.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Antivirus trick


> My girlfriend's cat will spring at the dog.
> My girlfriend's cat is springing at the dog.
> My girlfriend's cat springs at the dog.
> My girlfriend's cat sprang at the dog.
> My girlfriend's cat did spring at the dog.
>
> I will spring for the veterinarian's bill, damn it.
> I am springing for the vet bill.
> I did spring for the vet bill, sigh.
> I HAD a lot of money before I SPRUNG for the vet bill.
> I sprung for the vet bill, so get outta my face!
>
> I will shoot the dog.
> I am shooting the dog.
> I did shoot the thing.
> Yeah, I shot him.
>
> Sprang and sprung represent two verbs, I think, one of which is pure
slang.
>
> And of course, my mattress can be sprung, but it can't be sprang.
>
>
> David in Delta
>
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Williams, Bob" <robert.c.williams at eds.com>
> >To: "Charlie Hooks" <charliehooks at earthlink.net>; "DJML Dixieland Jazz"
> ><dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 1:48 PM
> >Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Antivirus trick
> >
> >
> > > I believe it is Pat's contention that he *had* sprang for it.
> > >
> > > Bob Williams
> > > The World's Most Modest Man and
> > > The Noumenal Leader of the Once Wooden Nickel Jass Band
> > > <http://wnjb.com>
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Charlie Hooks [mailto:charliehooks at earthlink.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:43 AM
> > > To: DJML Dixieland Jazz
> > > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Antivirus trick
> > >
> > >
> > > on 2/12/03 10:54 AM, Patrick Cooke at patcooke at cox.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > but instead I
> > > > sprung for the 2003 version.
> > >
> > > No, you didn't, Pat.  You "sprang" for it.  You did not "sprung."
Never
> >at
> > > any time did you "sprung."
> > >
> > > cordially,
> > > Charlie, the weary grammarian
> > >
> > >
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