Starbuck wrote:
I would have to agree, I don't believe I have seen any one use the
expression or the punctuation in rec.boats before, but it might be common in
certain parts of the country or forums.


JimH claims he uses it here all the time.
I should begin paying more attention to his posts.
Had I been doing so, and if he does routinely use that style here, then
I would have *immediately* recognized the pseudo-Skipper as JimH
without watching to see which of my most enthusiastic detractors was
amusing him/herself with this little game and would reveal themselves
with a careless follow-up. Remember the "lower than squid sh**" phrase
that unmasked "Dennis Compton"? That's exactly how sock puppeteers
screw up. One should never run a sock puppet and post in the first
person to the same forum- it doesn't take long before styling clues and
phrasings shred the veil.