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Bowser — 5/19/2002 1:50:16 PM (archived)

You can use a slide rule as a guide to draw straight lines.

You can blame the slide rule for not being accurate past a couple of decimal points.

You can use a slide rule to scratch your back.

One of the reasons a lot of people didn't become engineers. Good riddance.

Arf

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Reasons Why a Slide Rule (and Paper Pad) is Better Than an X Workstation . . . - D. Spires - 5/18/2002 4:05:54 PM
- To heck with slide rules AND workstations - Tom Brosz - 5/20/2002 4:37:25 PM
  - Remember when... - RobVG - 5/20/2002 5:19:13 PM
    - Re: Try "37047734" nt - SM - 5/20/2002 8:11:03 AM
  - Re: Did the buttons on the first one 'click' when you push 'em . . . ? - D. Spiresq - 5/20/2002 4:55:06 PM
    - Re: Did the buttons on the first one 'click' when you push 'em . . . ? - SDG - 5/20/2002 8:39:32 AM
- Re: That'll be the next trivial reason why I didn't get hired - SM - 5/19/2002 5:30:52 PM
  - Two words, friend. "Attitude adjustment." - Tom Brosz - 5/20/2002 4:40:58 PM
    - Universal problem. - Bowser - 5/20/2002 12:31:40 PM
    - Re: Two words, friend. - p - 5/20/2002 8:47:21 AM
- Re: Reasons Why a Slide Rule (and Paper Pad) is Better Than an X Workstation . . . - Bowser - 5/19/2002 1:50:16 PM

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