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Howard,

As the loyal threadkiller and the lurker extrordinaire, I was wondering the significance of the nickname "Aitch."

This is such a great club.

I often feel jingle jangle and you are the backbone of cleverness, brilliant humor, and wordplay. But I have to admit the "Aitch" thing makes me feel a bit like an outsider.

Feel free to email me off the board and let me in on the secret, but I can't be the only North American wondering...Let me in.

I'll give you a clue, Joe........ Howard! If that doesn't help, my profile might give you a clue.

Howard,

Give me a break. I'm from Texas, and not a good example of the average Joe here. In short, I'm a bit slow...

I see the email address. But I'm trying to read something more. I'm going.."H"..."next letter is ..."I"..."O".."next letter is "P', that doesn't spell "AITCH." I keep thinking "itch" with an Austrailian accent.

"I've got an aitch to scraitch." But that doesn't seem to be it...

Is it a computer code only programers would know?

Spell 'Howard'........ what does the first letter sound like?

Dang! I've been done in"H"iated. Duuuhhhh. You're a kind soul...and a great teacher.

I'm going to go hide my face in some corner now.

I just wish it was a corner that smelled like one of you or Paul's Ric cases.

Okay, forget the cases. I just want to go over you guy's past threads and drool over the pictures again.

Fret not, my little grasshopper...... many have failed before you!!

Do you know I'm the King of the sap runs, which makes me a sappy guitar player.

I'm working on my Rickenbacker book, "Aldered States." All credit to the illustrious Mr. Hall for making it all possible.

You could do like that lady did in the seventies and credit your book to "Jay".

People would ask, "What's 'Jay' stand for?"

How about Australian Information Technology Consultant Howard? AITCH seems simple enough to me!

Aha!! I could pretend that that's the real meaning, Charly, but I'd be lying through my teeth......... clever!!

Don't feel bad, Joe....you've asked the question I've been wanting to ask, too! If there isn't a day with a posting from either Paul or Howard, I "feel a stirring in The Force"....

The Aitch that can't be 'scratched'...

The 'Aitchy and Scratchy' show..........

Where I'm from originally we drop our H's (Aitches) and awkwardly flatten our A's so Howard becomes "Owerd" Thankfully I never really did have that much of an accent.

So Aitch it is mate. Good on you. It suits you. I do loike Charly's version betta tho.