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Date:         Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:00:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Salicos <Tom@SALICOS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Salicos <Tom@SALICOS.COM>
Subject:      Re: really trivial Fryedaye email (was RE: the pimp-mobile
              vanagon?
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <45f17f9a.1fd16496.181e.ffffb0ac@mx.google.com>
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Yes, it's a well-known fact that many hostages have outwitted their
terrorist captors when they write those "I'm OK mom, don't worry" messages.
They invert the smilie at the end and it tips off the authorities.  I
thought you would have known that.


TS








>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>>Joy Hecht
>>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 10:39 AM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Re: really trivial Fryedaye email (was RE: the pimp-mobile
>>vanagon?
>>
>>Seriously?  In what context, how would it be used?  And would they really
>>distinguish :-) from (-:?
>>
>>
>>
>>Joy
>>
>>
>>:::-----Original Message-----
>>:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>:::Of Tom Salicos
>>:::Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 9:52 AM
>>:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>:::Subject: Re: really trivial Fryedaye email (was RE: the pimp-mobile
>>:::vanagon?
>>:::
>>:::>>
>>:::>>Joy Hecht wrote:
>>:::>>  > I think it's time to let them lie on their left side instead of
>>:::>>their right
>>:::>>> side!  From now on it's (-:, folks, not :-) !!!!
>>:::
>>:::
>>:::
>>:::Don't do that.  It's an international sign of distress.
>>:::
>>:::TS
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