[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: "Gary F. York" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> You know, I had to reread that paragraph a few times before I actually >> grasped it. Wow. There actually is an instance where the construction >> "Joe is taller then Bob," could be grammatically correct. With >> appropriate punctuation, of course. >> >> As to your height; console yourself: at your worst, Ward is taller than >> Gary. :) >> > > In the last half century, I've gotten used to it. I'm the shortest thickest > male in my father's family (and the only one left), the tallest slimmest male > (and I'm not skinny) in my mother's family. Mind you, my nephews are all > across the board. (I chose not to reproduce, but my sisters bred like cats > and so do their kids -- the family name is being carried on due to the lack > of brothers-in-law before each of my sisters had at least two kids). > -- > Sounds like I may be able to console myself; perhaps, just perhaps, Ward is thicker than Gary. :)
Sounds like your sisters were delightfully naughty. G.
