"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand ..  

And "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand.   (Bet
you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or
purple. 

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". ?
(Are you doubting this?)    

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
never stop growing .  

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every
letter of the alphabet.

The words 'racecar', 'kayak' and 'level ' are the same whether they
are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not
doubting this, are you?) 

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels
in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going
to say, a e i o u)

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only
on one row of the keyboard.   (All you typists are going to test this
out)  
 
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (Some days that's about
what my memory span is.)

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do
this too.!)

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich's eye[] is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like
that also)

Babies are born without kneecaps.  They don't appear until the child
reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full
moon.

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated .

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

The cruise liner, QE 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of
diesel that it burns.  

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube
and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.   (Good thing he did that.)

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely
solid.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.  

Women blink[] nearly twice as much as men.                      
    


So, now you know more than you did before! How many of the facts you
find useful I've no way of knowing, but I hope you enjoyed them.


[actually, there is one of those 'facts' I disagree with, but I'll
leave that open to debate.]

-- 
Bob.

In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
::

>Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>never stop growing .  

A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.
-- 
Marc

"In times of change the learners will inherit the earth, while the 
learned find themselves beautifully equiped to deal with a world
that no longer exists."  (Eric Hoffer)

Marc Wilson  writes
>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>::
>
>>Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>never stop growing .
>
>A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.

Fx: <eyes widen>

Really?
-- 
Gordon H
(Remove "Invalid" to reply)

On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:34:01 +0000, Marc Wilson
 enriched this group when s/he
wrote:

>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>::
>
>>Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>never stop growing .  
>
>A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.


Mmmm. Interesting, but not the one I don't accept, that is:-

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication#Approximate_dates_and_locations_of_original_domestication
says different.

-- 
Bob.

On Saturday, in article
     
     E-0C001302-2966-E@cleopatra.co.uk "Marc Wilson" wrote:

>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>::
>
>>Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>never stop growing .  
>
>A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.

Optometerists would also confirm this as the biggest reason for needing
glasses and changing of presecriptions from an early age is misshapen eyes
(astigmatism etc..), which as we grow change in proportions that change
focal lengths compared to cornea growth.

Once your eyes stop growing the reasons for changing prescription
becomes due to ther effects as the eye ages, muscles weaken, and many
other issues.

--
Paul (who the hell does this guy think he is?)
Post pen-pal/date/web-site adverts in uk.adverts.personals

On Saturday, in article
     
     usenet@mcsuk.net "Ye Old One" wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:34:01 +0000, Marc Wilson
> enriched this group when s/he
>wrote:
>
>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>::
>>
>>>Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>>never stop growing .  
>>
>>A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.
>
>
>Mmmm. Interesting, but not the one I don't accept, that is:-
>
>In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication#Approximate_dates_and_locations_of_or
>iginal_domestication
>says different.

First I would not define wikipedia as a definitive reference.

Depending on definition of domesticated, animals like Mink and Ostrich
immediately come to mind.

--
Paul (who the hell does this guy think he is?)
Post pen-pal/date/web-site adverts in uk.adverts.personals

In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
::

>On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:34:01 +0000, Marc Wilson
> enriched this group when s/he
>wrote:
>
>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>::
>>
>>>Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>>never stop growing .  
>>
>>A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.
>
>
>Mmmm. Interesting, but not the one I don't accept, that is:-
>
>In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication#Approximate_dates_and_locations_of_original_domestication
>says different.

Well, one straight off the top of my head: Syrian Hamster.
-- 
Marc

"To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making." - Otto von Bismarck.

On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:47:51 +0000 (GMT),
paul$@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk (Paul Carpenter) enriched this group
when s/he wrote:

>On Saturday, in article
>     
>     usenet@mcsuk.net "Ye Old One" wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:34:01 +0000, Marc Wilson
>> enriched this group when s/he
>>wrote:
>>
>>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>>::
>>>
>>>>Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>>>never stop growing .  
>>>
>>>A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.
>>
>>
>>Mmmm. Interesting, but not the one I don't accept, that is:-
>>
>>In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
>>
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication#Approximate_dates_and_locations_of_or
>>iginal_domestication
>>says different.
>
>First I would not define wikipedia as a definitive reference.

True, but it is a reasonable guide.
>
>Depending on definition of domesticated, animals like Mink and Ostrich
>immediately come to mind.

Ah! I had not thought of the Ostrich. Good one.

-- 
Bob.

In article ,
   Ye Old One  wrote:


> Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.  

False.

http://www.snopes.com/history/world/churchill.asp

Dave

-- 
Dave Stratford    ZFCA
http://daves.orpheusweb.co.uk/
Hexagon Systems Limited - Experts in VME systems development

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:33:57 +0000 (GMT), Dave Stratford
 enriched this group when s/he wrote:

>In article ,
>   Ye Old One  wrote:
>
>
>> Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.  
>
>False.
>
>http://www.snopes.com/history/world/churchill.asp
>
>Dave

Ok, that is three items on the list proven false.

The goldfish memory one is also false -
http://ask.yahoo.com/20051129.html

So is the claim that the Niagara Falls froze completely
solid. I found a reply to a question on one of the Niagara sites.

[quote]
The falls have never completely frozen over.

There have been ice jams on the American side that has brought the
water to a trickle (not in the great horseshoe)

The American Falls water flow was reduced to such an extent in 1909,
1936, 1938 and 1949 that it froze over.

On February 7th 1936, as a result of an ice jam at the eastern end of
Goat Island the American Falls froze completely. The flow started to
freeze on January 27th. The American Falls remained frozen for a
period of 15 days before the ice dam upriver broke apart and returned
the flow of water of the Falls to normal
[/quote]

So far that makes five false claims. Interesting :)

-- 
Bob.

Ye Old One wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:34:01 +0000, Marc Wilson
>  enriched this group when s/he
> wrote:
> 
>> In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>> ::
>>
>>> Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>> never stop growing .  
>> A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.
> 
> 
> Mmmm. Interesting, but not the one I don't accept, that is:-
> 
> In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication#Approximate_dates_and_locations_of_original_domestication
> says different.

I am somewhat drawn to the idea that dogs are wolves who decided that 
they gained more from human contact than the ones who didn't did. Dogs 
are apparently still thriving, wolves generally struggle.

We also like the rule that dogs have owners, cats have staff.

-- 
John Wright

Life is too short to be normal - Heather Kuzmich

Ye Old One wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:47:51 +0000 (GMT),
> paul$@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk (Paul Carpenter) enriched this group
> when s/he wrote:
> 
>> On Saturday, in article
>>     
>>     usenet@mcsuk.net "Ye Old One" wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:34:01 +0000, Marc Wilson
>>>  enriched this group when s/he
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>>> ::
>>>>
>>>>> Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>>>> never stop growing .  
>>>> A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.
>>>
>>> Mmmm. Interesting, but not the one I don't accept, that is:-
>>>
>>> In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication#Approximate_dates_and_locations_of_or
>>> iginal_domestication
>>> says different.
>> First I would not define wikipedia as a definitive reference.
> 
> True, but it is a reasonable guide.

Its probably better than most - I think it was New Scientist that showed 
that Wikipedia was actually more accurate than Encyclopedia Britannica. 
It will never be taken as absolute truth though due to the way its 
written, by literally anyone - even me! An interesting sociological 
experiment whichever way you look at it.
-- 
John Wright

Life is too short to be normal - Heather Kuzmich

Paul Carpenter wrote:
> On Saturday, in article
>      
>      E-0C001302-2966-E@cleopatra.co.uk "Marc Wilson" wrote:
> 
>> In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>> ::
>>
>>> Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>> never stop growing .  
>> A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.
> 
> Optometerists would also confirm this as the biggest reason for needing
> glasses and changing of presecriptions from an early age is misshapen eyes
> (astigmatism etc..), which as we grow change in proportions that change
> focal lengths compared to cornea growth.
> 
> Once your eyes stop growing the reasons for changing prescription
> becomes due to ther effects as the eye ages, muscles weaken, and many
> other issues.

Doesn't your accommodation also reduce as you get older? I've noticed 
this in me even though I've not needed a basic change in prescription 
for years.

-- 
John Wright

Life is too short to be normal - Heather Kuzmich

In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
::

>
>Ok, that is three items on the list proven false.
>
{snippety}

>So far that makes five false claims. Interesting :)

Are *any* of them true?
-- 
Marc

One time I met a tree surgeon who refused to make house calls.  - Stu Bronstein

In uk.singles,  (John Wright) wrote in
::

>Paul Carpenter wrote:
>> On Saturday, in article
>>      
>>      E-0C001302-2966-E@cleopatra.co.uk "Marc Wilson" wrote:
>> 
>>> In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>> ::
>>>
>>>> Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
>>>> never stop growing .  
>>> A pediatrician friend of mine says that's nonsense.
>> 
>> Optometerists would also confirm this as the biggest reason for needing
>> glasses and changing of presecriptions from an early age is misshapen eyes
>> (astigmatism etc..), which as we grow change in proportions that change
>> focal lengths compared to cornea growth.
>> 
>> Once your eyes stop growing the reasons for changing prescription
>> becomes due to ther effects as the eye ages, muscles weaken, and many
>> other issues.
>
>Doesn't your accommodation also reduce as you get older? I've noticed 
>this in me even though I've not needed a basic change in prescription 
>for years.

Quite significantly: from birth to death, your accommodation reduces by a
factor of 10 or more.
-- 
Marc

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Q:What's the most irritating thing in Usenet? (Aahz)

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:23:37 +0000, Marc Wilson
 enriched this group when s/he
wrote:

>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>::
>
>>
>>Ok, that is three items on the list proven false.
>>
>{snippety}
>
>>So far that makes five false claims. Interesting :)
>
>Are *any* of them true?

Oh yes. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
uses every letter of the alphabet is 100% true... Well, at least in
English :)


-- 
Bob.

Paul Carpenter <paul$@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> writes
>
>Optometerists would also confirm this as the biggest reason for needing
>glasses and changing of presecriptions from an early age is misshapen eyes
>(astigmatism etc..), which as we grow change in proportions that change
>focal lengths compared to cornea growth.
>
>Once your eyes stop growing the reasons for changing prescription
>becomes due to ther effects as the eye ages, muscles weaken, and many
>other issues.
>
I first needed spectacles at age 26, but when I reached 40 my 
optometrist told me to expect more rapid changes from then on, and that 
proved to be the case.

The change in focal length in my right eye, ie, short-sightedness is now 
so rapid that I expect to opt for a cataract operation in the next year 
or so.

I can be tested, get new lenses, and within a couple of weeks my right 
eye is beginning to drift of into a shorter focal length.  :-(

Last time I was referred to a consultant, had extensive tests done, and 
was told that my sight test was ok, but that "we could do your 
cataracts.     I was so taken aback that I demurred, not being aware 
that was the problem...
-- 
Gordon H
(Remove "Invalid" to reply)

In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
::

>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:23:37 +0000, Marc Wilson
> enriched this group when s/he
>wrote:
>
>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>::
>>
>>>
>>>Ok, that is three items on the list proven false.
>>>
>>{snippety}
>>
>>>So far that makes five false claims. Interesting :)
>>
>>Are *any* of them true?
>
>Oh yes. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
>uses every letter of the alphabet is 100% true... Well, at least in
>English :)

It's a cheat, though, isn't it? It uses some of them more than once.
-- 
Marc

The imaginary friends I had as a kid dropped me because their friends thought I didn't exist.  - Henry Miller

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:17:43 +0000, Marc Wilson
 enriched this group when s/he
wrote:

>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>::
>
>>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:23:37 +0000, Marc Wilson
>> enriched this group when s/he
>>wrote:
>>
>>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>>::
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Ok, that is three items on the list proven false.
>>>>
>>>{snippety}
>>>
>>>>So far that makes five false claims. Interesting :)
>>>
>>>Are *any* of them true?
>>
>>Oh yes. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
>>uses every letter of the alphabet is 100% true... Well, at least in
>>English :)
>
>It's a cheat, though, isn't it? It uses some of them more than once.

Now that is picking nits :)

-- 
Bob.

Gordon H wrote:
> Paul Carpenter <paul$@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> writes
>>
>> Optometerists would also confirm this as the biggest reason for needing
>> glasses and changing of presecriptions from an early age is misshapen 
>> eyes
>> (astigmatism etc..), which as we grow change in proportions that change
>> focal lengths compared to cornea growth.
>>
>> Once your eyes stop growing the reasons for changing prescription
>> becomes due to ther effects as the eye ages, muscles weaken, and many
>> other issues.
>>
> I first needed spectacles at age 26, but when I reached 40 my 
> optometrist told me to expect more rapid changes from then on, and that 
> proved to be the case.

I have lost accommodation but my general vision - i.e. short sightedness 
  - hasn't changed at all for some time, probably 20 years.

> The change in focal length in my right eye, ie, short-sightedness is now 
> so rapid that I expect to opt for a cataract operation in the next year 
> or so.

IIRC cataract formation might show different symptoms - tunnel vision, 
that sort of thing. Working in diabetes as I do at the moment we have 
special goggles that simulate that sort of thing for people with 
relatively normal vision like me. They can't however simulate taking a 
skewed view of the universe like I do though :-) A lot of people who 
have diabetes, particularly what we know as type 2 diabetes, demonstrate 
this in the 60's or 70's of life or even later, so we have to take this 
into account when designing meter displays for the measurement of 
glucose in the blood for them

> I can be tested, get new lenses, and within a couple of weeks my right 
> eye is beginning to drift of into a shorter focal length.  :-(
> 
> Last time I was referred to a consultant, had extensive tests done, and 
> was told that my sight test was ok, but that "we could do your 
> cataracts.     I was so taken aback that I demurred, not being aware 
> that was the problem...

Might be worth doing some further research on the idea of cataracts. Do 
you perceive any change in the expected colouration of items? One of the 
symptoms as far as I can tell is reduced perception of blue (i.e. the 
short wavelength end of the visible spectrum) - simple test - do you see 
all the colours in the rainbow? What does a CD or DVD look like when 
held under a tungsten filament light - specifically not a CFL or any 
other kind of fluorescent light. Cataract formation might also bring a 
yellowish tinge to things.

-- 
John Wright

Life is too short to be normal - Heather Kuzmich

Marc Wilson wrote:
> In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
> ::
> 
>> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:23:37 +0000, Marc Wilson
>>  enriched this group when s/he
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>> ::
>>>
>>>> Ok, that is three items on the list proven false.
>>>>
>>> {snippety}
>>>
>>>> So far that makes five false claims. Interesting :)
>>> Are *any* of them true?
>> Oh yes. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
>> uses every letter of the alphabet is 100% true... Well, at least in
>> English :)
> 
> It's a cheat, though, isn't it? It uses some of them more than once.

Perhaps so but its a well known test for typewriters and/or typists 
since it uses all the letters at least once.
-- 
John Wright

Life is too short to be normal - Heather Kuzmich

In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
::

>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:17:43 +0000, Marc Wilson
> enriched this group when s/he
>wrote:
>
>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>::
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:23:37 +0000, Marc Wilson
>>> enriched this group when s/he
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>>>::
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Ok, that is three items on the list proven false.
>>>>>
>>>>{snippety}
>>>>
>>>>>So far that makes five false claims. Interesting :)
>>>>
>>>>Are *any* of them true?
>>>
>>>Oh yes. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
>>>uses every letter of the alphabet is 100% true... Well, at least in
>>>English :)
>>
>>It's a cheat, though, isn't it? It uses some of them more than once.
>
>Now that is picking nits :)

I'm a programmer.  We're never off duty. :)
-- 
Marc

"Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first
woman she meets, then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again."
              -- TV listing for "The Wizard of Oz"

In uk.singles,  (John Wright) wrote in
::

>Gordon H wrote:
>> Paul Carpenter <paul$@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> writes
>>>
>>> Optometerists would also confirm this as the biggest reason for needing
>>> glasses and changing of presecriptions from an early age is misshapen 
>>> eyes
>>> (astigmatism etc..), which as we grow change in proportions that change
>>> focal lengths compared to cornea growth.
>>>
>>> Once your eyes stop growing the reasons for changing prescription
>>> becomes due to ther effects as the eye ages, muscles weaken, and many
>>> other issues.
>>>
>> I first needed spectacles at age 26, but when I reached 40 my 
>> optometrist told me to expect more rapid changes from then on, and that 
>> proved to be the case.
>
>I have lost accommodation but my general vision - i.e. short sightedness 
>  - hasn't changed at all for some time, probably 20 years.
>
>> The change in focal length in my right eye, ie, short-sightedness is now 
>> so rapid that I expect to opt for a cataract operation in the next year 
>> or so.
>
>IIRC cataract formation might show different symptoms - tunnel vision, 
>that sort of thing. Working in diabetes as I do at the moment we have 
>special goggles that simulate that sort of thing for people with 
>relatively normal vision like me. They can't however simulate taking a 
>skewed view of the universe like I do though :-) A lot of people who 
>have diabetes, particularly what we know as type 2 diabetes, demonstrate 
>this in the 60's or 70's of life or even later, so we have to take this 
>into account when designing meter displays for the measurement of 
>glucose in the blood for them
>
>> I can be tested, get new lenses, and within a couple of weeks my right 
>> eye is beginning to drift of into a shorter focal length.  :-(
>> 
>> Last time I was referred to a consultant, had extensive tests done, and 
>> was told that my sight test was ok, but that "we could do your 
>> cataracts.     I was so taken aback that I demurred, not being aware 
>> that was the problem...
>
>Might be worth doing some further research on the idea of cataracts. Do 
>you perceive any change in the expected colouration of items? One of the 
>symptoms as far as I can tell is reduced perception of blue (i.e. the 
>short wavelength end of the visible spectrum) - simple test - do you see 
>all the colours in the rainbow? What does a CD or DVD look like when 
>held under a tungsten filament light - specifically not a CFL or any 
>other kind of fluorescent light. Cataract formation might also bring a 
>yellowish tinge to things.

I've noticed recently that my low-light vision is markedly better in one
eye that in the other.  Any thoughts?
-- 
Marc

"Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first
woman she meets, then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again."
              -- TV listing for "The Wizard of Oz"

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:18:08 +0000, Marc Wilson
 enriched this group when s/he
wrote:

>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>::
>
>>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:17:43 +0000, Marc Wilson
>> enriched this group when s/he
>>wrote:
>>
>>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>>::
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:23:37 +0000, Marc Wilson
>>>> enriched this group when s/he
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In uk.singles,  (Ye Old One) wrote in
>>>>>::
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ok, that is three items on the list proven false.
>>>>>>
>>>>>{snippety}
>>>>>
>>>>>>So far that makes five false claims. Interesting :)
>>>>>
>>>>>Are *any* of them true?
>>>>
>>>>Oh yes. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
>>>>uses every letter of the alphabet is 100% true... Well, at least in
>>>>English :)
>>>
>>>It's a cheat, though, isn't it? It uses some of them more than once.
>>
>>Now that is picking nits :)
>
>I'm a programmer.  We're never off duty. :)

Most of the programmers I know are only on duty for the last two weeks
of a project.

-- 
Bob.