X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,95dee8b6acc08b95 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-15 10:17:54 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: llizard Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 330 Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:17:45 -0500 Organization: via Internetdirect, Canada; zone 6A (or is it 5b?) Message-ID: Reply-To: llizard@idirct.ca References: X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 45 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:21460 In article , "Anonymous" wrote: [snip] >>"Anonymous" wrote in message >>news:b03isp$7cv$1@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk... [snip] >>> OK - you've heard of "'i' before 'e' except after 'c'", right ? >>> >>> Name as many words as you can where that rule applies. >>> >>> "Receive" for one... [snip] >OK, so how's about the part where you get "CEI" in that order in words as >part of the rule ? > >Like in "Receive" (which is my only example)... The financier stared helplessly at the ceiling and examined his conscience; should he do the inconceivable and grant the scientist's request for a loan even though Dr. Nerdboy had deceived everyone and did not have sufficient funds for the experiment? obascii-art: it's a beaker o o ___ | | | | |o| , / o \ |____o__| |_______| -- ____ (Nerdboy drawing on monitor is by jg) /| OO| | |(( | \_,^^%--- |_|b_b| >\_ \ I'm still laughing at #330.... --- == > [_ejm_] __>,^ llizard aka ejm llizard@idirec+.ca | | //| | ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ascii-art/ If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct";