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   Snidely to All   
   Re: Cecil Adams is writing again   
   15 Nov 23 15:19:16   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Monday, Boron Elgar quipped:   
   > On Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:48:15 -0800 (PST), "billvan@shaw.ca"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 9:08:29?AM UTC-7, Michael Trew wrote:   
   >>> On 8/31/2023 2:31 PM, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   >>>> On Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:01:09 -0700 Les Albert   
   >>>> wrote:   
   >>>>> On Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:31:55 -0700 (PDT), Beaver Fever   
   >>>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>> What was once annoying is now sad and hilarious at the same time   
   >>>>>> considering there about 3 people left reading this group.   
   >>> A few more than three, I'm sure. I lurk several different groups, but I   
   >>> don't often post to a number of them.   
   >>>>> I think there may be more than 3 people reading the site   
   >>>>> regularly, looking for something to respond to in   
   >>>>> alt.fan.cecil-adams-moribund.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> But Beaver's contributions were always... marginal.   
   >>> Even still, he probably posts more than anyone here.   
   >>   
   >> Even stiller, I used to post here regularly, but I'm now having my first   
   >> look  in years. It appears that on average, there is less than one new post   
   >> a day  here now.   
   >>   
   >> (I can't decide whether that should be less or fewer than one. Six of one   
   >> and half a dozen of the other, I suppose.)   
   >>   
   >> bill   
   >   
   >   
   > Hi, Bill   
      
   Glad to see you razzing the troops!   
      
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