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Brian in Mesa

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The two asterisks you see above are actually the letter "gee" - one a capital and one a lowercase.

The site will not show either letter when posted by itself.

When did this letter become profane? Odd...
 

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Originally posted by Brian in Mesa
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The two asterisks you see above are actually the letter "gee" - one a capital and one a lowercase.

The site will not show either letter when posted by itself.

When did this letter become profane? Odd...

Well, you can't spell God without it...... * O D :)
 

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Hmmm, Brian is right and I think I can answer this. You see the letter "Gee" in the alphabet is actually an old derogitory word used to describe indian people. This is why you no longer see "Gee mountain" or here people say "Goly Gee" or "Gee Wonder"...it just became too offensive. The management here at ASFN feels they need to stay up on todays politically correct standards, thus, the elimination of "Gee", the alphabetical letter

:)

Btw, Brian, this question is directed at you...how the heck did you discover this?
 
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Originally posted by Ryanwb
Hmmm, Brian is right

Btw, Brian, this question is directed at you...how the heck did you discover this?

you must not know Brian very well - he's got oodles and oodles of time. He spends the majority of it sleeping, but when he's not "oh so busy" doing that then he's just being "Brian". And this is what those "Brian" types like to do - tinker and sleep, sleep and tinker...

Shawn
 

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Originally posted by FischerKing
you must not know Brian very well - he's got oodles and oodles of time. He spends the majority of it sleeping, but when he's not "oh so busy" doing that then he's just being "Brian". And this is what those "Brian" types like to do - tinker and sleep, sleep and tinker...

Shawn


Don't forget the all important selling of siding from Sears.

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Originally posted by Chandler Mike
Don't forget the all important selling of siding from Sears.

Mike

That's only when he can squeeze it in between sleeping and tinkering.

Shawn
 

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Basically, it's easily discovered when talking about positions in Football and Basketball.

For example, Penny Hardaway is a *. :)
 
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Originally posted by Ryanwb
Btw, Brian, this question is directed at you...how the heck did you discover this?

Chap was the closest to answering it for you.

I was trying to post a comment about the Masters.

I wanted to spell out GOLF: Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.

It does this:

*entlemen
Only
Ladies
Forbidden

:D

As for the other two clowns which responded to your question, Pretentious and Chickflickski, they are just jealous that I discovered it first.

:thumbup:
 

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