<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>http://lwn.net/1998/0716/ Lists 1998.  </div><div><br></div><div>    Andy</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my Samsung Epicâ„¢ 4G Touch</div></div> <br>Larry Emmett <LEmmett@efji.com> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">The year showing here is 2000 (<a href="http://computer-programming-forum.com/53-perl/b74b1a646f64f07e.htm">http://computer-programming-forum.com/53-perl/b74b1a646f64f07e.htm</a>)
 which is wrong, it was before that.  The text of the original announcement read as follows:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">  Date:  Wednesday, July 15 <br>
  Time:  7:00pm <br>
  Place: Juan's Cantina, southwest corner of Central <br>
         Espressway and Belt Line Rd, Richardson. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">When you get there, tell 'em you're with "The Perl Group". <br>
(I really don't want to try to explain to the management <br>
what a "Perl Monger" is.) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">Agenda:    7:00  Get there. <br>
           7:10  Order refreshments. <br>
           7:30  Throw security badges into the basket <br>
                 for the drawing.  Whose ever badge you <br>
                 draw, you have to pretend to be that person <br>
                 for the rest of the year.  First one to get <br>
                 promoted wins a free subscription to TPJ. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:black">        Brand </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Dfw-pm [mailto:dfw-pm-bounces+lemmett=efji.com@pm.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andrew Robertson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> dfw-pm@pm.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DFW.pm] DFW.pm mailing list and jobs</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anybody remember the date the group was started?  I think 15 years of parsing should be celebrated.  Perhaps with flaming Dr. Peppers....</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">    Andy</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#575757">Sent from my Samsung Epicâ„¢ 4G Touch</span></p>
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Tommy Butler <<a href="mailto:dfwpm@internetalias.net">dfwpm@internetalias.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">To be more specific-- you can have a Dr. Pepper with me too, if beer isn't your thing.<br>
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--Tommy Butler<br>
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On 02/27/2013 05:34 PM, Tommy Butler wrote:</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Well, quite a few mongers kick back with a beer by their laptop at our meetings.  To anyone who hasn't already done so-- come on out!  Chug one down!  Be awesome!<br>
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--Tommy Butler</span></p>
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