Subj : Inventions
To   : George Pope
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Jan 31 2022 12:40:00

Hello George Pope!

** On Thursday 27.01.22 - 09:44, you wrote to me:

 >> That's something I should try with the phone number when I
 >> create invoices in Excel.   xxx.xxx.xxxx

 GP> If you think of it when creating it, you can define a column as phone
 GP> number, & it'll format anything you put in there that's not xxx-xxx-xxxx
 GP> (or "(xxx)" for  the first 3)

Nah.  My on-the-fly invoices don't need a whole column for a  
phone number.  I've gotten used to just prefixing the number  
with a " ' " symbol and the number: '###-###-####, and then the  
minus sign doesn't trigger a math function.


 >> When I was a grade school age, I really enjoyed receiving
 >> personal letters addressed to me as Esq.

 GP> Was it to "Master August Abolines, Esq."?

Hmmm..  I think that Master was part of the presentation, yes!


  GP> ...I always thought esquire was for educated(university
  GP> grad or  Masters) folk alone.

At the time, I did not know this. I think the dictionary that I  
used at the time primarily defined Esq as "a title of respect".  
So, seeing my name appended with Esq was fine by me!


 GP> One of my faves that shih tzu one. . .

[...]

 GP> I can teach anyone to say that right -- just say
 GP> cats...soup & drop the ca & op

yes..  it becomes more like "tsoo".  But shit zoo is more fun  
and get away with saying shit!  LOL

--
  ../|ug

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