Re: When was

In article <Xns9A95CC91B9EAFopusthepenguinnettax@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Opus the
Penguin <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Charles Bishop (ctbishop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>
>> In article <Xns9A94DCB3EEAAFopusthepenguinnettax@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Opus
>> the Penguin <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 
>>>Dover Beach (moon.blanched@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
>>>
>>>> the last time you made a really close friend?  Someone you could
>>>> call any time and tell practically anything to?   I think it's
>>>> been 14 years since I made a close friend like that.  I try hard
>>>> to keep the ones I've got, since the new ones don't seem to be
>>>> thick on the ground. 
>>>> 
>>>
>>>10 years ago I guess. Other than Mrs. P, I've only ever made 3.
>>>One in 1980, one in 1992, and one in 1998. So I don't really
>>>expect it to happen too often.
>> 
>> Your next one should have been in 2003. What happened? Were you
>> mean to them? 
>> 
>
>Why 2003?

12 years difference between 1, 2. Six years difference between 2, 3. Three
years difference between 3 and 4 ---> 2003
>
>Does it throw things off if we put Mrs. Penguin into the mix around 
>1987?

Yes, it does. You'll have to get rid of her. Try to be kind when you do
so.

-- 
charles