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You know.....it has occured to me that a couple of my comments on posts could'a stood alone as post topics an' generated some int'restin' comments about those things that I sit around and think about with regard to this unique business....(yep, DUH!!! Sheila, that's what this board is here for.....)....I hear ya... but fer some silly reason it's just easier to remark on what someone else has already said or to at least laugh at 'em. Or mabey it's that fear factor of postin' sumthin' thats gonna get 0 response....or fear that it could be a "hot topic" then you gotta read ALL THOSE RESPONSES so you can reply lucidly, LOL. ANYWAY, yer forwarned that from here on out I'll probably create a lotta sign "blather". Thanx to whoever it is who sez that all the time, for lettin' me steal that werd "blather" for a minute. After 14+ years in this biz alone I OUGHT to have somethin' meaningful to contribute if it ain't nuthin' but a question.......SO, here it is, (pertaining to this topic postin') How do ya'll create paragraphs? LOL
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My method is to create one Graph, you can use a pencil, pen, brush, or the everlovin' Big C Computer..... once you're happy with your graph.... just cut it into two pieces. Voila!!!! paragraphs!
As Monte sez... hope this helps.
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Ahhh... But John...would you have to put the two graphs side by side and carefully parallel to make a parallelgraph?
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I think "Blather" is gonna be the name of the new shaving cream that you're gonna have to use for those newfangled "Quatro" razors coming out from Shick.
The first blade cuts and pulls the whiskers, the second blade cuts the whisker deeper, the third blade rips it out by the roots, and the fourth blade is not doing anything but making Shick richer.
Gonna need a lot of blather for me to buy one of those things... Rapid
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At the risk of being an outcast, the way I do it is just hit the enter key at the end of the sentence, and the curser moves down. do it two times and it gives a little more spacing.
Like this..........
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I agree with you Ray ... those new fangle razors suck ... especially after your lucid description of how they work.
"Plugged" an electric razor into my jaw when I was 18 (cord had frayed at the base). Resulting shock put me off those too for life!
Been using the same old "saftey" razor since then. You know, the ones that hold a double edge Wilkinson Sword Blade. Never fails, not that I have much to shave.
Funny storey about that razor. On the recent trip to USA. It went thru 17 security scans without being picked up. After the first couple checks it became a joke. All they could really take was the blade.
How this for changing the track of a thread hahahahhaa
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LOL, Jon, yer just wanted to use the werd "lucid".
Hey Jeff!! Thanx for your lucid answer! How easy is that to make paragraphs! As usual, the most simple solutions escape me.
As for razors, shaving a woman's legs with a man's razor does not dull it. How's that for throwin' off-the-wall directly to the digression of the thread? (heh,heh, more, bigger, werds.)
And finally, credit for the word "blather", I just recalled, goes to James Donahue who used it a coupl'a times around here. It's his word, let him define it. LOL (...but it is handily short for "Blah,blah,blah,blah,blah", to me.
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Blather is actually a commonly used word on the other side of the pond.
Main Entry: blath·er Pronunciation: 'bla-[th]&r Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form(s): blath·ered; blath·er·ing /-[th](&-)ri[ng]/ Etymology: Old Norse blathra; akin to Middle High German blOdern to chatter Date: 1524 : to talk foolishly at length -- often used with on - blath·er·er /-[th]&r-&r/ noun
Be careful Shiela lest ye become a blatherer.
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Source: David's informal & unpublished interpretations of unsung words and their nuances:
Blather: The preferred mothod of communication by: (a) Any passer-by desirous of wasting your time while you are working on an already late project. (b)Person/s shopping for a lowball price on a never-to-be-completed project no one is interested in. (c) Any person selling a product or service via telemarketing. (d) Any distant acquaintance telling you about his/her drug addiction, love life, war story, work problems, marital problems, financial situation, pet hates...
And occasionally, (e) Verbose posts/responses to internet interest groups (he says tongue firmly in cheek)
Any further off the original thread? David
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Actually, the first time I ever heard the word used was in the context of: "Hitler's blather". Thus, my references to "right wing blather".
Upon looking it up in the American heritage Dictionary, it says nonsensical speech, so close enough, I guess.
I've been so busy lately that I havn't been able to enrich people's lives with any political blather, and most of the politics I'm concerned about these days would be hard to put any kind of humorous spin on (So-called Patriot Act).
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I like to put these little spacers----> in between my paragraphs. After all, negative space is bad....no, negative space is good???? whatever, i just like the spacers and they're right there handy anyway.
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No,no, Jon!! It feels like ya been scrapin' paint with it when the lady uses it after one 'o ya'll!! LOL.
And, thank you all so much for the indepth study of the word "blather"..now classacts, pop quiz! What word means rattling on and on and rhymes with DanRATHER..... and is what most these posts start out as or eventually turn into, LOL. After a few months on here, I realize it won't change either, no matter how many people post: "TALK ABOUT SIGNS ONLY HERE" Appearently, we all need these silly, time-wasting, crazy, diversions to keep us sane.
....Hmmmmm, le'ssee now....if I can make paragraphs I bet I can register a nic...........................:rolleyes
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Isn't a blather a more friendly, softer version of a caterwaul?
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-------------------- Mike Pulskamp Pulskamp Arts Sacramento, CA mpulskamp@earthlink.net Posts: 165 | From: Sacramento, CA | Registered: Dec 2002
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Ahhh Mike - a caterwaul is akin to a howl, like those sittin' on the fence, having nothin' better to do than caterwaul (loudly). Blather is softer, but, more of it, and can be done anywhere, not just on a fence. So . . . who's going to carry on with "sittin' on the fence"
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As much as I'd like to now turn this into a "sittin' on the fence" post for ya, Jackie, I'm still in a "lucid" mood and don't feel that "blathering" on would add a "right wing negative spacer" to Shiela's topic.
By the way, CJ, I found these in my personal library and thought you might like them...
"Five Miles to the Outhouse" by Will E. Maykit, illustrated by Betty Woent "Hawaiian Overpopulation" by Cumona Wannalaya "The Wet Mattress" by I. P. Knightly
and my personal favorite... "How to Sell Security Holes for Fun and Profit" by Bill Gates.
Awesome post, Sheila. Just wish I could get that mental image of Jon shaving his legs outta my head.... Rapid
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Oops, I apologize. This post just got me in a funny, ha ha, mood. The "sittin on the fence" just came out as "blather" and, no inference to anything, whatsoever. Just one of those things that pops into your head. Now, back to those shaved legs . . . . Bomba-Dear
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in between my paragraphs. After all, negative space is bad....no, negative space is good???? whatever, i just like the spacers and they're right there handy anyway. 
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