What size 2-by-4 do you want?

Phillip Blanchard · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2002 8:34 pm

A [name of device withheld to prevent writer's embarrassment] is about the size of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.

Wayne Countryman · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2002 9:07 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by blanp:
A [name of device withheld to prevent writer's embarrassment] is about the size of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.<hr></blockquote>that's a very flat device

tim · **Posted:** Wed Nov 13, 2002 11:37 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by blanp:
A [name of device withheld to prevent writer's embarrassment] is about the size of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.<hr></blockquote>This may be funny only to me, but a 2-by-4 is not actually 2 inches deep nor 4 inches wide. It's closer to 1.75-by-3.5.Also, what gives? I thought embarrassing writers was a worthy aim. Bring it on.[ November 13, 2002: Message edited by: Tim Hathcock ]

Phillip Blanchard · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2002 12:41 am

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Tim Hathcock:
 I thought embarrassing writers was a worthy aim.
<hr></blockquote>It is, but in a rare seizure of "fairness" I draw the line at ridiculing writers for lines that were not published.[ November 14, 2002: Message edited by: blanp ]

SusanV · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2002 12:25 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by blanp:
It is, but in a rare seizure of "fairness" I draw the line at ridiculing writers for lines that were not published.[ November 14, 2002: Message edited by: blanp ]<hr></blockquote>That's all well and good, but now you have left me in the position of spending my time trying to figure out what went in the blank instead of editing my story!

KfitzR · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2002 4:23 pm

I'm with Susan. If we don't know the writer, how can it be embarrassing to know the name of the device?

Phillip Blanchard · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2002 4:49 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by KfitzR:
I'm with Susan. If we don't know the writer, how can it be embarrassing to know the name of the device?<hr></blockquote>My God! Leave the poor kid alone! (The device isn't written about very often so it would be easy to pinpoint the writer on Nexis.)That's the last time I try being nice.

SusanV · **Posted:** Thu Nov 14, 2002 5:40 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by blanp:
My God! Leave the poor kid alone! (The device isn't written about very often so it would be easy to pinpoint the writer on Nexis.)That's the last time I try being nice.<hr></blockquote>I must be missing something, because I can't for the life of me figure out what would be so embarrassing. But that's just me.[ November 14, 2002: Message edited by: SusanV ]

KfitzR · **Posted:** Fri Nov 15, 2002 9:28 am

I'm still with Susan.

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