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 More options May 23 2003, 4:48 am
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From: "|-|erc" <che...@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 18:40:00 +1000
Subject: sentence puzzle

http://www.rathergood.com/buffy/

Which sequence of keystrokes forms the longest grammatically
correct sentence?

Herc


 
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Danny Kodicek  
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 More options May 23 2003, 6:36 am
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From: "Danny Kodicek" <dra...@well-spring.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:42:00 +0100
Subject: Re: sentence puzzle

"|-|erc" <che...@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message

news:9flza.125$A%6.8641@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...

> http://www.rathergood.com/buffy/

> Which sequence of keystrokes forms the longest grammatically
> correct sentence?

I   s a i d " <ctrl-A> <ctrl-C> <right arrow> [repeat many many times]
<ctrl-V>  [/repeat] [repeat the same number of times] " [/repeat]

Danny


 
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Danny Kodicek  
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 More options May 23 2003, 6:45 am
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From: "Danny Kodicek" <dra...@well-spring.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:50:37 +0100
Local: Fri, May 23 2003 6:50 am
Subject: Re: sentence puzzle

"|-|erc" <che...@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message

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> http://www.rathergood.com/buffy/

> Which sequence of keystrokes forms the longest grammatically
> correct sentence?

Having visited the site I see what you were getting at, so scrub my last
answer.

I don't think there are any 'gramatically correct sentences' in there apart
from multiple exclamations. The only words which can double as verbs are
'spunk' and 'piss', which require an indirect object, which needs a
preposition, and 'fuck' and 'wank', which require a definite or indefinite
direct object (ie, an article). All the rest are nouns or noun phrases (in
the phrase on Y, is 'you' acting as an adjective?).

Danny


 
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 More options May 23 2003, 4:15 pm
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From: "|-|erc" <che...@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 06:06:51 +1000
Local: Fri, May 23 2003 4:06 pm
Subject: Re: sentence puzzle
"Danny Kodicek" <dra...@well-spring.co.uk> wrote >

'y' 'w' 'e' 'b' sounds like a sentence, you can start sentences with verbs.

I'm planning on using it for my next flame reply, 'don't have time to insult you right now...'

Herc


 
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Kevin Stone [www.brainbashers.com]  
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 More options May 23 2003, 5:48 pm
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From: "Kevin Stone [www.brainbashers.com]" <anyth...@myurl.com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 21:47:38 +0000 (UTC)
Local: Fri, May 23 2003 5:47 pm
Subject: Re: sentence puzzle

Very poor post for a family based public newsgroup.


 
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Danny Kodicek  
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 More options May 24 2003, 10:03 am
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From: "Danny Kodicek" <dra...@well-spring.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 15:09:18 +0100
Local: Sat, May 24 2003 10:09 am
Subject: Re: sentence puzzle

"Kevin Stone [www.brainbashers.com]" <anyth...@myurl.com> wrote in message
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> Very poor post for a family based public newsgroup.

Apologies - I hate bleeping words out, and most of the groups I'm on are
fairly grown-up, so I forgot. You're quite right, of course.

Danny


 
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