Did you know that the mayday call originated from the French "m'aider"?
My life is an unfettered disaster but my mind is full of useless trivia.
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At the International Radiotelegraph Convention of Washington in 1927:
"why do you think the French insisted on Mayday as a voice procedure word to signal distress?"
The French:
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Did you know that IBM punch cards were the same size as dollar bills used to be, because IBM took over machines railroads used to count dollar bills? Same, same.
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I'm old enough to remember those!
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This strikes a chord. Many times I've heard that I'm a wealth of useless information. We should start a club.
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I don't doubt it. You mind is as useless as mine!
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Well, useless trivia may be what minds do best ... but excuse me for worrying about you and wanting to box up some fetters to send you
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