Trip trap trip trap (was Re: Can sound be put in these messages?) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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I believe a troll lived under the bridge in that story.

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> Subject:      Trip trap trip trap (was Re: Can sound be put
> in these messages?)
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> What exactly does "trip, trap, trip, trap" imply? I see that
> it's from the "Three Billly Goats Gruff," a story which I'm
> actually not familiar with.
>
> Scot LaFaive
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> >From: Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
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> >Subject: Re: Can sound be put in these messages?
> >Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 09:28:50 -0700
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> >Subject:      Re: Can sound be put in these messages?
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> >trip, trap, trip, trap...
> >
> >Tom Zurinskas wrote:
> > > I guess what some are saying is that they're using some
> old dial-up
> >modems
> > > that can't handle the size of sound files.  I simpathize with you.
> > > Meanwhile, in modern times, there are cable modems and
> DSL telephone
> >modems
> > > that have no problem with bandwidth.  Get onboard.
> Meanwhile should
> > > diminished capability hold back others?
> > >
> > > I have to say that anyone who would want to thwart sharing sound
> > > files
> >in
> > > this forum has some agenda against something or someone that is
> > > beyond
> >my
> > > comprehension.
> > >
> > > Meanwhile there have been some good suggestions as to how
> to do it.
> > > I appreciate that.  I know there are some programs that
> put a link
> > > in an
> >emali
> > > to go to a voice message.  Perhaps that would work.
> > >
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