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We should all agree to call him between 3 and 5AM on July Fourth.
Or we each call him at 4:15am each night for a month (each Flarite taking their turn). We could each use a cliche' line such as "Do you have Prince Albert in a can?" Or "Is Jenny there? No? Is this 867-5309?".
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You can reach Jenny at 867-5309.
see, I say it right...
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I've wondered for years; what exactly does "Do you have Prince Albert in the can?" actually mean?
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Right. But now it seems to be used as some sort of toilet joke. Or am I missing the point. I know that "the can" = "the loo".
And it's not interesting, but we do say can. And tin. Usually can for drinks, tin for other stuff.
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Well, the joke is old. Originally, you would, I imagine, call up the local tobaccanist or tobacco enthusiast and ask "Pardon me, sir or madam, but do you have Prince Albert in a can?" And they would either consult their stock or check their left front pocket and respond "Indeed we do sir, how much do you require?" or "I do so, yes," depending on the public/private split. Then, the killer: "Well, you had best release him!" Followed by laughs.
I'm not sure anyone uses the joke in a non-ironic way today. Prince Albert is also slang for some sort of genital piercing, so I guess you could get some milage out of that.
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I use PageMaker for all my letters and whatnot, so I'll be of no help on the tech issues, but they look like the markers for the edge of the page. On the first image you posted, the ruler turns grey after it passes that mark. But back to formatting:
A) Don't let the heathens disuade you from using flush right. I almost always use it when designing literature. They're just jealous of your (our) coolness.
B) Whoever it was last page that mentioned GPA already meaning average is correct, so don't double up, but you can't have a GPA of a B. You'd have a "GPA of 3.XX" or a "GPA equivilant to a B". A GPA is a number.
C) I tend to leave anything personal out of business letters. For instance, tell them you want to broaden your experience, but leave out the part about needing money for school. They don't care. They know you expect to be paid money and as long as you're not buying porn or drugs on their computer, they probably don't care what you do with it. That's just my opinion, though.
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Yeah, Aban's right. Don't tell them you need money for school. That just makes them think you would only be there with them only when you are going to school or as long as you need financial assistance for school. They want you to stick around.
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Well I've already removed that part from my letter. And it probably doesn't matter anyways seeing as where I'd only be able to work for 2 months now and no one would hire me for just 2 months.
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