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   Snidely to John Halpenny   
   Re: A question about some things that se   
   29 Mar 23 14:08:00   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Remember  Monday, when  John Halpenny asked plaintively:   
   > On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 4:22:58 PM UTC-4, Roger House wrote:   
   >> Seemingly, why do senior citizens like the following things? I'm NOT trying   
   >> to make fun of them or anything, I'm just genuinely curious about why they   
   >> like them , if they DO like them.   
   >>   
   >> 1.) "Big boat", (as I THINK that I've heard and/or seen them referred to   
   >> before at times), style 4 door sedan cars.   
   >>   
   >> 2.) Eating supper at a time something like 4:00p.m. or 4:30p.m.   
   >>   
   >> 3.) Cafeteria restaurants.   
   >>   
   >> 4.) Eating breakfast at a fast food restaurant.   
   >>   
   >> Thank you.   
   >   
   > Not in order. Yes. I am a senior,   
   >   
   > 3, Where are there cafeterias these days? I like to see what is available and   
   > what I am getting, and also how much I am getting. When I am alone, I dislike   
   > sitting by  myself doing nothing waiting for the waiter.   
   >   
   > 4. I can get up and go to where there are people, and not bother making it   
   > myself.   
   >   
   > 2. I'm retired. I can eat as soon as I feel like it.   
   >   
   > 1. I never drove a "boat", but many of us grew up  thinking that is what a   
   > "real" car looks like, and if we can afford it, why not?  Why save our money   
   > - the kids will just spend it.   
   >   
   > John   
      
   Interesting From: line.  Any relatives in Hull, UK?   
      
   /dps   
      
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    Maybe C282Y is simply one of the hangers-on, a groupie following a   
   future guitar god of the human genome: an allele with undiscovered   
   virtuosity, currently soloing in obscurity in Mom's garage.   
     Bradley Wertheim,  theAtlantic.com, Jan 10 2013   
      
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