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Old Aug 18th, 2005, 02:31 PM
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He means that he will "duck" you if he sees you first.

"What a maroon".
Bugs Bunny, 1954
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Old Aug 22nd, 2005, 01:05 PM
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BTW, FWIW, Kensington has a go-anywhere, connect-anything power converter/adapter for $20 that is rated far superior to the $.50 item at Fry's. Investigate further. Cheaper isn't necessarily better.
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Old Aug 22nd, 2005, 05:37 PM
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Thanks for the email, Max.
You're right.
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Old Aug 22nd, 2005, 08:37 PM
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ROFL!

Posting thanks for an e-mail in an on-line forum instead of just hitting <b>Reply</b>. Can you say &quot;transparent?&quot; I knew you could.

Geez, what kind of self-esteem issues are you folks dealing with, anyway?
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Old Aug 23rd, 2005, 02:50 PM
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Oh, Tommy, I knew you'd have something dumb to say, once more. If you must know, Feh and I work for the same company in different cities. His email directed me to the Kensington item described in his message.

You are the one who is w/o confirmation in this world. Parry on, old chap.
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Old Aug 26th, 2005, 12:59 PM
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What's the model number on that Kensington? I need 12/110/220 for my Compaq.
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Old Aug 27th, 2005, 08:55 AM
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Kensington makes the 33197 for car/airplane/wall, listing at $130. Targus offers two: APM10US and APM12US. The Travel Smart item in my original post can be found at

<b>http://www.franzus.com/page/FOS/PROD/ELEC-CONV/TSM-1875CK-1</b>

They've been making this gear for going on 40 years, so they probably know what they're doing. According to them, &quot;Our leading position in the industry is such that Franzus is the number one supplier of Travel Accessories to the largest retailers in the world.&quot;

I don't see a $20 item at kensington.com fitting the description &quot;smart&quot; says &quot;feh&quot; directed him to - and then thanked him for(?) Nor a source that says Kensington stuff is &quot;rated far superior&quot; to Franzus.
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Your failure doesn't make it so, Tommy.
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