On Thu Jun-29-2017 16:02, Joe Delahaye (1:249/303) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 JD>   Re: SR13
 JD>   By: Roger Nelson to Joe Delahaye on Thu Jun 29 2017 10:35:09 

 JD>JD> They didnt have batteries back then <GG> als <ducking>>>>.

 JD>RN>>> Funny. Not only do I not know what "als" means, but there were
 JD>RN>>> cars back then that started with battery power. <snicker>

 JD>>> "als" should have been 'also'  Cars from that era that I saw, had a
 JD>>> handcrank <G>

 RN>> Well, in the context of your message, I was definitely sure you
 RN>> weren't referring to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. There were som 
 RN>> handcrank cars around at the time, but they were few and far 
 RN>> betwen.

 JD>> I had one overseas

 RN> There were lots of them in New Orleans when I was younger and that 
 RN> was my exposure to cursing. (-:
 RN> Fortunately, my dad's Chevy had a battery and a starter.

 JD> I believe you about the cursing <G>

Yeah, but back in those days, it was cursing and not the profanity that some
people think is funny coming out of the mouths of "comedians".

 RN>> ... What ARE you babbling about?

 JD>> Hand cranked cars <G>

 RN> I believe you're just being cranky.

 JD> I was when I had to use it <G>

In what context?

... It isn't what goes into the mouth that counts, but what comes out.


Regards,

Roger 
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