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Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Mar 30th, '10, 12:47

Okay, okay. Back off. Avast

I can tell from the thunderous roar being made by the thousands of you while trying to decipher the acronym "WAEFTRTD".

OMG,I can't bear to know that people are biting their nails and losing sleep while trying to solve this. So, from the goodness of my heart, I will give you a little help. Are you ready? Sitting on the edge of your seat and panting in delirious expectation? Here it comes.

WAEFTRTD

When All Else Fails - TRTD

BTW, FWIW, AYMNK, there is a wonderful prize awaiting the person who first solves this literary gem.

CYL,
O J

David van den Burgh · Post by **David van den Burgh** » Mar 30th, '10, 12:51

Oswego John wrote:Okay, okay. Back off. Avast

I can tell from the thunderous roar being made by the thousands of you while trying to decipher the acronym "WAEFTRTD".

OMG,I can't bear to know that people are biting their nails and losing sleep while trying to solve this. So, from the goodness of my heart, I will give you a little help. Are you ready? Sitting on the edge of your seat and panting in delirious expectation? Here it comes.

WAEFTRTD

When All Else Fails - TRTD

BTW, FWIW, AYMNK, there is a wonderful prize awaiting the person who first solves this literary gem.

CYL,
O J

Try Reading The Directions.

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Mar 30th, '10, 13:21

David van den Burgh wrote:
Oswego John wrote:Okay, okay. Back off. Avast

I can tell from the thunderous roar being made by the thousands of you while trying to decipher the acronym "WAEFTRTD".

OMG,I can't bear to know that people are biting their nails and losing sleep while trying to solve this. So, from the goodness of my heart, I will give you a little help. Are you ready? Sitting on the edge of your seat and panting in delirious expectation? Here it comes.

WAEFTRTD

When All Else Fails - TRTD

BTW, FWIW, AYMNK, there is a wonderful prize awaiting the person who first solves this literary gem.

CYL,
O J
Try Reading The Directions.

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Drum roll. Arpeggio.

You, sir, have accomplished the almost impossible. For your reward, you have won first prize. Congratulations.

First prize in this challenging test of wisdom and knowledge is the first pick of litter from my no good, trollop , street walking, dirty, shameless cat with the morals of an animal, who only shows up around here to eat. Yup, she's in a family way again

To claim this wonderful prize, kindly remit $35.00 USD for shipping and handling. $45.00 west of Chicago. (No personal checks or credit cards accepted). PM me to receive special PO Box # where to send cash.

WTHFU
O J

BTW:
CYL=Catch you later
WTHFU=waiting to hear from you
BTW=by the way
FWIW=for what it's worth
AYMNK=as you may not know
OJ=I can't remember that one

David van den Burgh · Post by **David van den Burgh** » Mar 30th, '10, 14:43

Wow! What a prize. That's kinda like the goldfish my little boy won in a ping pong ball toss. I should have promptly flushed them down the toilet BEFORE setting them up in an ultra-luxurious tank, complete with filter, gravel, and proper pH, only to have them die.

You can keep the cat. In fact, I'll send you 35.00 AND my cat (she's spayed, so no worries about that fruitful and multiply business).

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Mar 30th, '10, 14:56

Dave,

Keep your cat. Since you aren't using it, send the luxurious fish tank as well as the $35.00 and we'll call it an even-Steven deal.

Okay?
O J

M. R. Bober · Post by **M. R. Bober** » Mar 31st, '10, 08:26

When I was a kid, I worked for my father. He gave me a tie bar (remember tie bars?) with the following: "YCNDBSOYA." A cheery sentiment from a father to his son. "You Can Not Do Business Sitting On Your A$$" Thanks Dad!

Mitchell Bober
Sunny Lancaster (where a bump is a simply reconnaissance by touch), VA

Bruce Bett · Post by **Bruce Bett** » Mar 31st, '10, 10:00

Acronym = A Contrived Reduction Of Nomenclature Yielding Mnemonics

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Mar 31st, '10, 10:30

Bruce,

The hat. The hat. What happened to the hat?

The Indiana Jones hat is YOU.

O J

Bruce Bett · Post by **Bruce Bett** » Mar 31st, '10, 11:53

I have a small confession John. That old picture of me in the hat and shades was NOT on a Cape Dory.

Bruce

Alan Holman · Post by **Alan Holman** » Mar 31st, '10, 17:58

Wow, all this because I asked what bump meant. I wonder what would happen if I asked what a thole pin was, could it possibly lead to an never ending series of puns?

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Mar 31st, '10, 18:19

Thay Meddler, do you lisp by any chance?

Othwego John

Alan Holman · Post by **Alan Holman** » Mar 31st, '10, 18:24

Tholey smoke, no, why do you ask?

Gary M · Post by **Gary M** » Mar 31st, '10, 18:32

IIRIR

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Mar 31st, '10, 18:43

Here's a golden oldie that has to be at least 75 years old.

Mutt: Say Jeff, did you hear the latest news?

Jeff: No. What happened?

Mutt: The church burned down.

Jeff: Holy smoke.

N.B.: For you youngsters. Mutt and Jeff were two characters long ago in the funny papers (when funny papers were funny). Sigh.

Hee hee. That's a knee slapper.
O J

Alan Holman · Post by **Alan Holman** » Mar 31st, '10, 19:31

OJ
I think Gary M is looking or you.

The Cape Dory Board

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Avast

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Re: Avast

OJ

First Prize

Acronym = A Contrived Reduction Of Nomenclature Yielding Mne

THE HAT

The Hat

re bump

How about this one OJ

THOLEY SMOKE