[CW] FCC TESTING

[George, W5YR]

Suppose the original posting contained nothing more than a simple typo?

The fellow held down the "2" key a fraction too long?

When you hear hoofbeats, think horses . . .not zebras.   <:}

73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas         
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Donald Chester wrote:
> 
> >From: "Constantine Thomas" <constant.thomas@snet.net>
> >
> > > >Don doesn't do humor.  He is a French linguist.
> > >
> > > No, that's not true.  I guess I am too thick to get it.  What is a #22
> > > pencil?
> >
> >An exaggeration to promote humor.
> 
> Bonjour mes amis,
> 
> When I was in about the 6th grade I used to use a #6H pencil, a speacial #6
> made for drawing.  I assume the "H" stands for "hard", as if #6 isn't hard
> enough already.  I liked it because it stayed sharp all day long, but it
> drove the teachers nuts trying to read my work.  It also tore to shreads the
> cheap newsprint paper workbooks are printed on.  Not to mention that it made
> an effective weapon.  Most people don't even know what the "#2" on a
> standard lead pencil refers to. Of course, real lead hasn't been used in
> pencils for over 100 years.  They all use graphite.  More than once, high
> school students have asked me if they would get lead poisoning after being
> stuck with a pencil.
> 
> The FCC examiner must have been a real glutton for punishment.  A graphite
> pencil harder than #2 might stay sharp longer, but it sure is hard to read.
> Maybe he liked it that way so he could easily find an excuse to fail the
> applicants.
> 
> 73, Don K4KYV