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Subject: Re: I'm merely mature
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:24:03 EDT


In a message dated 99-04-22 17:53:37 EDT, you write:

> * A man who can remember when you could light a cigarette at either
>> end.

Pretty soon the above will read "when you could light a cigarette". Period.

And I have noticed a direct relationship between the youth of a fast-food
clerk and how often I am offered the Seniors' rates.

I believe it's called an "inverse proportion".

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