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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:	The Joy of Lex
Notice:	A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:	THEBAY::SYSTEM

Created:	Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1192
Total number of notes:	42769

442.0. "Since childhood," by PSTJTT::TABER (Alimentary, my dear Watson) Tue Nov 24 1987 21:36

Since childhood,
	John had a burning desire to be a fireman.

Since childhood,
	John had an arresting desire to be a cop.

Since childhood,
	John had an overpowering desire to be a wrestler.

					Others?
					>>>==>PStJTT

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
442.1	This could get really weird	HOMSIC::DUDEK	Call me Dr. Brevity	`Tue Nov 24 1987 22:41`	10
	Since childhood, John had an acedemic desire to be a professor. Since childhood, John had a noteworthy desire to be a composer. Since childhood, John had a strange desire to be an alien :^). Spd
442.2	the desire goes on	SAHQ::LILLY	ACTor in Atlanta	`Wed Nov 25 1987 00:05`	9
	Since childhood, John had a bloody desire to be a surgeon. Since childhood, John had a steaming desire to work in a laundry. Since childhood, John had a hanging desire to be a judge.
442.3	Objection !	RDGE00::BOOTH	Deliberately Eclectic Character	`Wed Nov 25 1987 01:02`	5
	No, I did not !!!! John
442.4	now he's branching out into tree surgery	BISTRO::WATSON	le blues - pourquoi singulier?	`Wed Nov 25 1987 15:58`	12
	Since childhood, John had: a bit of a desire to be a programmer a driving ambition to be a chauffeur a suspicion that he would end up as a detective Are the second and third within the rules? Does it matter? Andrew.
442.5		PSTJTT::TABER	Alimentary, my dear Watson	`Wed Nov 25 1987 18:10`	15
	Since childhood, Jane had a flighty desire to be a pilot. Since childhood, Jane had a dark desire to be a vampire. Since childhood, Jane had a passionate desire to be a lover. Since childhood, Jane had a hidden desire to be alone. >>>==>PStJTT
442.6	variations allowed?	TLE::SAVAGE	Neil, @Spit Brook	`Wed Nov 25 1987 18:47`	3
	a lingering desire to waste his life as a vagrant. then again, he could fritter away his life as a fry cook. :-)
442.7	Ghostbuster	TLE::SAVAGE	Neil, @Spit Brook	`Wed Nov 25 1987 18:54`	1
	...a haunting desire to study occult practices
442.8	Structural engineer!	DSSDEV::STONE	Roy	`Thu Nov 26 1987 00:22`	4
	He had an uplifting desire to design new bras. [Or should that be bra's? :^) ]
442.9	And so it goes...	DECSIM::HEILMAN	You rang??	`Thu Nov 26 1987 02:19`	4
	Since childhood, John had an infinite desire to write sentences that began with "Since childhood, John had an infinite desire to write ..."
442.10	Born loser	CHIC::PETERS	E Unibus Plurum	`Mon Nov 30 1987 13:32`	27
	Since childhood, John had a burning desire to be a chef Since childhood, John had a smashing desire to sell china. Since childhood, John had a shocking desire to be an electrician. Since childhood, John had an illogical desire to be a programmer. Since childhood, John had a vague desire to be a manager. (How many do you know?) Since childhood, John had a blinding desire to be an optician. Since childhood, John had a harmless desire to be a commando. Since childhood, John had a crowning desire to be President. Steve
442.11	... and goes ...	REGENT::BROOMHEAD	Don't panic -- yet.	`Mon Nov 30 1987 20:28`	7
	.9 isn't quite right. It should be: Since childhood, John had a recurring desire to write sentences such as "Since childhood, John had a recurring desire to write ..." Ann B.
442.12	More about John	HPSRAD::ABIDI	it's a wild world	`Tue Dec 01 1987 02:57`	7
	Since childhood, John had a crazy desire to be a psychoanalyst. .... ... a nagging desire to be a .... .... ... a brief desire to sell underwear. .... ... a funny desire to be a comedian.
442.13	how 'bout	PSTJTT::TABER	Alimentary, my dear Watson	`Tue Dec 01 1987 20:14`	4
	> .... ... a nagging desire to be a .... jockey. >>>==>PStJTT
442.14	Story of our times...	RENKO::MASON	Explaining is not understanding	`Fri Dec 04 1987 07:00`	1
	... an egocentric desire to be himself.
442.15		STAR::RDAVIS	The Man Without Quantities	`Thu Mar 08 1990 21:33`	8
	Since childhood, Jane has had a recurring desire to breed dogs. Since childhood, John has had an irrepressible desire to sell polyester suits. Since infancy, Jackie has had an overweening desire to eat solid foods. Ray
442.16		TKOV51::DIAMOND		`Tue Mar 27 1990 17:22`	6
	Since childhood, John has had a firm desire to run a business. In childhood, John had a fleeting desire to be a newsboy. Since childhood, John has had an interminable desire to read notes. Since childhood, John has had a flaming desire to reply to them.