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To: Pete

"The CBS documents apostrophe is curved, not straight. So they came from a computer, not a typewriter."

"Clearly, the apostrophes in the documents are curved. I am not familiar with the typewriters in question. If it is true that typewriters from this time period have straight apostrophes, it pretty much confirms a forgery."

I just performed an interesting little experiment. I graduated from high school in 1989. For my graduation gift, my Grandmother bought me a brand new Smith Corona typewriter model Deville 265. This was one of the most advanced typewriters on the market. I think she paid over $200.00 for it. I'm ashamed to say that I hardly ever used it in all of these years. However, I just dug it out and tried using both the single and double apostrophes. Both of them came out straight! This typewriter even has the "Spell Right II Dictionary" with a LCD readout. Even with all of this stuff, the apostrophes are as straight as an arrow! When did opposing curved apostrophes come out in typewriters? I honestly don't think that I have ever seen one before.


164 posted on 09/09/2004 12:43:33 PM PDT by dbehsman (NRA Life member and loving every minute of it!)
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To: dbehsman

I so want this story to be true. It'd be so damn entertaining. I've been following it all day.


169 posted on 09/09/2004 12:50:11 PM PDT by Huck (I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold.)
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To: dbehsman
Post from FReeper Tophat9000 on this thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210987/posts?page=127#127

Note, the apostrophe's are straight.

172 posted on 09/09/2004 12:52:57 PM PDT by Rebelbase (John Kerry, sign form 180 .)
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