In a message dated 1/13/2001 6:30:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< Just not sure how comforting it is to know I share this
 phenomenon with a city dweller name Ralph.  (VBG)  Ruth
  >>

Ruth,

You should hang your head in shame.  But does that mean you knew about stud
service, being a country person?

As the Argentinean girl (I mean, woman) in my first year design studio would
have said, "What means this '(VBG)'"?  Or is it '(VBG)?'" [Maybe Very Bad
Girl?]  Where are the English majors when you need them? Or will spellcheck
get this? [It didn't object to either one, but didn't know VBG either, and
claims its name is spellchecker]  And who (other than Sharpshooter) would
know if spellcheck is right?

Ralph