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Old 07-28-2001, 11:12 AM   #12
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Re: Re: Way before.

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Originally posted by TheDollyLlama


Yup, you definately trumped us in the old school dept. Thing I'm wondering, it's a PUNCH card, what's that have to do with a ribbon?
The ribbon was used to keep the stack of cards in order ... tie it around them, make a pretty bow ...

Actually, since not EVERYONE was geeky enough to read the punches alone at a glance, there was text on the top line of the card ...
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