Fun, Bill, a bit of a snark for sure.
I think you want ‘too’ here: 'you are now to apprised’
Doug
> On Mar 20, 2018, at 3:58 PM, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> If anyone opens by asking this,
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> they assume you don’t,
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> know, that is
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> Did, not do, mind
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> implies that some titbit
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> has been known
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> to those in the know
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> (or them at least)
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> and some time down the track
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> you are now to apprised
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> of this knowledge
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> DO you know
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> could be a polite question stem -
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> the way to San Jose,
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> how to juggle,
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> where I put my sunglasses down
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> but DID implies
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> you are well behind the eight ball,
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> late to the discovery,
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> and not fashionably so
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> Or perhaps you hadn’t figured out
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> something blindingly obvious
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> or just plain esoteric
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> Did you know that cows
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> can be led upstairs
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> but not down?
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> I did not but I read it
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> on the internet
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> when I googled Did you know
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> so it must be true
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> mustn’t it
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> Even when told,
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> even if surprised
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> for how long will you know?
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> This knowledge
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> you may pass on
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> to some other sucker
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> or the choice snippet
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> might melt away by morning
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> bw
Douglas Barbour
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