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From: Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Corned Beef Brisket (and a mild rant)
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:06:49 -0500
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Mike Duffy wrote:
> On 2025-03-14, Dave Smith wrote:
> 
>> as I stepped into the house  the phone rang. It was old Olive  "
>> Hi Dave. I see that you have put up  a  fence".  Yes I had
> 
> Surely there was more conversation. If you just said "Yes"
> and let it hang, would she not at least try some sort of
> glib excuse to explain why it was her business, like:
> 
> "I'm thinking of doing a fence myself, how much was the wood?",
> 
> "I have some old paint to get rid of, what color do you like?", &c .
> 

Don't try to analyze officer Dave's stories.  It's a waste of time.
The guy just likes to type on his keyboard.