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Reader Questions for Sharon Penman

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Leyland
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Post by Leyland » Tue November 4th, 2008, 3:24 pm

[quote=""annis""]I heartily sympathise with Sharon's computer hassles (love "the Dells from hell"!) [/quote]

Is that kinda like Hell's Dells? ;)
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Post by annis » Tue November 4th, 2008, 4:48 pm

Lol, good one!

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Post by Margaret » Wed November 5th, 2008, 9:10 pm

I'll have to put that one on my TBR. Hmmm ... does it count as an historical novel?
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Post by Lauryn » Mon April 20th, 2009, 8:12 pm

[quote=""Margaret""]Thanks for coming back, Sharon. Perhaps you need to name your computer something a lot nicer! And maybe offer it little treats when you first turn it on in the morning. I wonder what sort of treats a computer would like. Maybe you could sacrifice alarm clocks to it.[/quote]

(My bolding, BTW)

I howled with laughter when I saw this! My good friend got me set up with my current laptop, and told me either NOT to name it this time, or to pick a name of someone I like, and trust to always be there for me. (The laptop is now known as "Hey You!" and is more-or-less reliable. :D )

This has been such a great thread to read - technical dysfunctions notwithstanding. I really enjoy SKP's work, and deeply appreciate the author's notes, maps et al.
Even the mighty oak was once just a nut that held its ground.

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Margaret
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Post by Margaret » Mon April 20th, 2009, 8:25 pm

Glad to hear your new computer is behaving itself! Be sure to feed it an alarm clock every now and then. :D
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