80 column (un)punched cards

Dave G4UGM dave.g4ugm at gmail.com
Wed Jun 10 02:18:25 CDT 2015


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
> Guzis
> Sent: 10 June 2015 06:07
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> Subject: Re: 80 column (un)punched cards
> 
> On 06/09/2015 08:52 PM, Mike Stein wrote:
> > I just got rid of the last of my punched card equipment so I no longer
> > need any blank cards; anybody out there need any?
> >
> > 1 box (2000) normal light buff (off-white) colour, around 500 of same
> > with blue stripe, and several dozen of various colours, all with the
> > normal numbers printed and "all unperforated - ha ha ha!" (obscure and
> > lame reference to a line in Flanders and Swann's 'Have some Madeira,
> > M'dear!' that was apparently too risque for the American sensibility ;-).
> 
> I'd rather think that it was risque for British sensibilites. "A smile on her face
> and an ache in her head..."
> 

So it wasn't about cake?

" She lowered her standards by raising her glass, Her courage, her eyes and his hopes"

> --Chuck
> 

Dave




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