On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:33 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Friday's Question
> 322111 by: Tedd Sperling
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>
> From: Tedd Sperling <[email protected]>
> Subject: Friday's Question
> Date: September 20, 2013 12:51:49 PM EDT
> To: [email protected]
>
>
> Hi gang:
>
> Do you use a Mousepad?
>
> My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came
> out (back when they had one ball).
>
> Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or
> so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for
> their student's computers.
>
> As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a
> Mousepad?
>
> Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while
> younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?
>
> So -- please respond with:
>
> Age: *
> Mousepad: Yes/No
>
> Thank you,
>
> tedd
>
> PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age by
> stating "young", "middle-age", "old-age", "ancient", or whatever term
> describes your age.
>
> Alternate -- I claim that you can tell a man's age by ten-times the number of
> "personal products" he routinely uses, for example:
>
> Years Old - Personal Products
> 10 Toothpaste
> 20 Toothpaste, Deodorant
> 30 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave
> 40 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil
> 50 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H
> 60 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb
> 70 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb,
> Fixodent
>
> So, you could indicate age by stating "Bag Bomb" like me.
>
> _______________
> tedd sperling
> [email protected]
Age: 72 years, 7 days toothpaste, deodorant, aftershave. Don't need the rest,
yet.
Mousepad: Yes. I find it easier to clean the mousepad than to try to clean the
keyboard tray/desktop/whatever.
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