I went to a hamfest (an electronics swap** meet) last sunday, a week
ago, and the ticket had on it "I AM" with no serifs on the letters. I
asked a guy at the table with those running the thing if it said "One
A.M." or "I am". He said it meant I am. I said, what does that mean,
and he said it meant "You are".

Does anyone have an idea what it really meant?

**Although swapping is rare and most of it is buying and selling for
cash.

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mm wrote:
I went to a hamfest (an electronics swap** meet) last sunday, a week
ago, and the ticket had on it "I AM" with no serifs on the letters. I
asked a guy at the table with those running the thing if it said "One
A.M." or "I am". He said it meant I am. I said, what does that mean,
and he said it meant "You are".

Does anyone have an idea what it really meant?

Almost surely "one a.m.", and the lad was having a leg pull.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Not knowing what the purpose of that ticket was, I'll offer a guess that
there may have been a spot after the "I AM" in which you'd typically
fill in your name or more usually, your amateur radio callsign; as this
would be the way we'd identify ourselves to each other. That ticket
would often be put into a drum for door prizes etc. (generic numbered
tickets are also typcially used)

mm wrote:

I went to a hamfest (an electronics swap** meet) last sunday, a week
ago, and the ticket had on it "I AM" with no serifs on the letters. I
asked a guy at the table with those running the thing if it said "One
A.M." or "I am". He said it meant I am. I said, what does that mean,
and he said it meant "You are".

Does anyone have an idea what it really meant?

**Although swapping is rare and most of it is buying and selling for
cash.

Remove NOPSAM to email me..

On 14 Aug 2006 01:33:11 -0700, "Eric Walker"
wrote:

mm wrote:
I went to a hamfest (an electronics swap** meet) last sunday, a week
ago, and the ticket had on it "I AM" with no serifs on the letters. I
asked a guy at the table with those running the thing if it said "One
A.M." or "I am". He said it meant I am. I said, what does that mean,
and he said it meant "You are".

Does anyone have an idea what it really meant?

Almost surely "one a.m.", and the lad was having a leg pull.

Is that a leg pull, Eric?

Unless "a.m." didn't refer to a time-of-day I'd have thought that
one a.m. was a bit late at night (or a bit early in the morning) for
a hamfest to start.

But what would I know about hamfests?
--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)

mm wrote:

I went to a hamfest (an electronics swap** meet) last sunday, a week
ago, and the ticket had on it "I AM" with no serifs on the letters. I
asked a guy at the table with those running the thing if it said "One
A.M." or "I am". He said it meant I am. I said, what does that mean,
and he said it meant "You are".

Does anyone have an idea what it really meant?

**Although swapping is rare and most of it is buying and selling for
cash.


The Book of Exodus, Chapter 3, Verse 14:

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_that_I_am


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

"G" wrote in message
...
Not knowing what the purpose of that ticket was, I'll offer a guess that
there may have been a spot after the "I AM" in which you'd typically fill
in your name or more usually, your amateur radio callsign; as this would
be the way we'd identify ourselves to each other. That ticket would often
be put into a drum for door prizes etc. (generic numbered tickets are also
typcially used)

Bingo. I think you got it.


mm wrote:

I went to a hamfest (an electronics swap** meet) last sunday, a week
ago, and the ticket had on it "I AM" with no serifs on the letters. I
asked a guy at the table with those running the thing if it said "One
A.M." or "I am". He said it meant I am. I said, what does that mean,
and he said it meant "You are".

Does anyone have an idea what it really meant?

**Although swapping is rare and most of it is buying and selling for
cash.

Remove NOPSAM to email me..

Peter Duncanson wrote:

Is that a leg pull, Eric?

That would be clearer if the rest of the post were cited also:

. . . . . . . . . . . .

(That is Morse code, and translates to HI HI--or hi hi--which is, or
once was, I'm a geezer, the "telegraphic laugh".)

On 14 Aug 2006 19:16:33 -0700, "Eric Walker"
wrote:

Peter Duncanson wrote:

Is that a leg pull, Eric?

That would be clearer if the rest of the post were cited also:

. . . . . . . . . . . .

(That is Morse code, and translates to HI HI--or hi hi--which is, or
once was, I'm a geezer, the "telegraphic laugh".)

_ _... ..._ _ _

.._._.

************* DAVE HATUNEN ) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:24:05 -0400, "mc"
wrote:


"G" wrote in message
...
Not knowing what the purpose of that ticket was, I'll offer a guess that
there may have been a spot after the "I AM" in which you'd typically fill
in your name or more usually, your amateur radio callsign; as this would
be the way we'd identify ourselves to each other. That ticket would often
be put into a drum for door prizes etc. (generic numbered tickets are also
typcially used)

Bingo. I think you got it.

I guess he did get it. I meant to have the ticket in front of me when
I first posted.

Here are details. The original has no serifs.

No. 6098 [different number each ticket]

Xxxxxxxx Yyyyyyy

Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

W4RKC

Annual Hamfest

I AM

Call ......................

Handle ...................


As you can see, except for the call sign, it's the only line in all
capitals, and that's certainly what confused me. Also, maybe because
I have no handle and can't remember my call (I only got a license
again 2 years ago) I didn't notice the two lines below.

Still, this is the stub that I keep, not the part that gets put in the
drum for the raffle, and the phrasing seems strange. It sounds like
those stick on labels from conventions and singles dances that say
"Hi! My name is ...... " Do some also have "What's yours?"? But
no one pins this stub to their shirt. So on this piece of paper, it
doesn't serve to identify anyone to anyone.

Thanks for the help.



mm wrote:

I went to a hamfest (an electronics swap** meet) last sunday, a week
ago, and the ticket had on it "I AM" with no serifs on the letters. I
asked a guy at the table with those running the thing if it said "One
A.M." or "I am". He said it meant I am. I said, what does that mean,
and he said it meant "You are".

Does anyone have an idea what it really meant?

**Although swapping is rare and most of it is buying and selling for
cash.

Remove NOPSAM to email me..





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"mm" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:24:05 -0400, "mc"
wrote:


"G" wrote in message
...
Not knowing what the purpose of that ticket was, I'll offer a guess that
there may have been a spot after the "I AM" in which you'd typically
fill
in your name or more usually, your amateur radio callsign; as this would
be the way we'd identify ourselves to each other. That ticket would
often
be put into a drum for door prizes etc. (generic numbered tickets are
also
typcially used)

Bingo. I think you got it.

I guess he did get it. I meant to have the ticket in front of me when
I first posted.

Here are details. The original has no serifs.

No. 6098 [different number each ticket]

Xxxxxxxx Yyyyyyy

Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

W4RKC

Annual Hamfest

I AM

Call ......................

Handle ...................


As you can see, except for the call sign, it's the only line in all
capitals, and that's certainly what confused me. Also, maybe because
I have no handle and can't remember my call (I only got a license
again 2 years ago) I didn't notice the two lines below.

Still, this is the stub that I keep, not the part that gets put in the
drum for the raffle, and the phrasing seems strange. It sounds like
those stick on labels from conventions and singles dances that say
"Hi! My name is ...... " Do some also have "What's yours?"? But
no one pins this stub to their shirt. So on this piece of paper, it
doesn't serve to identify anyone to anyone.

Thanks for the help.


* Some do pin them to there hats. I have been to a few of them and saw many
there wearing there ticket stub. Just so that freinds they talk to on the
radio might see there call sign and ID them as a friend.
JTT, I AM KF4HUF.

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:24:46 -0400, James Thompson wrote:

* Some do pin them to there hats. I have been to a few of them and saw many
there wearing there ticket stub. Just so that freinds they talk to on the
radio might see there call sign and ID them as a friend.

JTT, I AM KF4HUF.
and I only know one way to spell "their", "there" and "they're".

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:24:46 -0400, "James Thompson"
wrote:


"mm" wrote in message

Still, this is the stub that I keep, not the part that gets put in the
drum for the raffle, and the phrasing seems strange. It sounds like
those stick on labels from conventions and singles dances that say
"Hi! My name is ...... " Do some also have "What's yours?"? But
no one pins this stub to their shirt. So on this piece of paper, it
doesn't serve to identify anyone to anyone.

* Some do pin them to there hats. I have been to a few of them and saw many
there wearing there ticket stub. Just so that freinds they talk to on the
radio might see there call sign and ID them as a friend.

Makes sense.

JTT, I AM KF4HUF.

I was KN9FAI, but that was for a 1-year novice license. I never got
up to 13wpm, so I couldn't go any further at the time.

I took the new test without any studying and passed it, but I have no
transmitter, so I don't remember my call.

I've been to many of these at I think 14 different locations in SE Pa,
Md, and N. Va. and I don't think I've ever noticed someone wearing the
stub in his hat. So that's why I didn't get it. This was the first
time I went to Berryville, Va.

But you have seen it so I'm sure that's the reason.

I have a couple other stubs and they don't have the I Am, but I'm
going to pay more attention


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"mm" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:24:46 -0400, "James Thompson"
wrote:


"mm" wrote in message

Still, this is the stub that I keep, not the part that gets put in the
drum for the raffle, and the phrasing seems strange. It sounds like
those stick on labels from conventions and singles dances that say
"Hi! My name is ...... " Do some also have "What's yours?"? But
no one pins this stub to their shirt. So on this piece of paper, it
doesn't serve to identify anyone to anyone.

* Some do pin them to there hats. I have been to a few of them and saw
many
there wearing there ticket stub. Just so that freinds they talk to on the
radio might see there call sign and ID them as a friend.

Makes sense.

JTT, I AM KF4HUF.

I was KN9FAI, but that was for a 1-year novice license. I never got
up to 13wpm, so I couldn't go any further at the time.

I took the new test without any studying and passed it, but I have no
transmitter, so I don't remember my call.

I've been to many of these at I think 14 different locations in SE Pa,
Md, and N. Va. and I don't think I've ever noticed someone wearing the
stub in his hat. So that's why I didn't get it. This was the first
time I went to Berryville, Va.

But you have seen it so I'm sure that's the reason.

I have a couple other stubs and they don't have the I Am, but I'm
going to pay more attention

Yes, like you said - not all tickets have that on them. Maybe it is
catching on. It was mostly the older guy's that did it. The younger crowd
is more of a click group and not really interested in making distant
friends. Or probably it was a club there that was doing it.
This was at the Dayton Ohio ham fest. Advertised as the biggest electronics
swap meet in the USA.

OT: Michael Terrell - did you have a happy birthday

James Thompson wrote:

Yes, like you said - not all tickets have that on them. Maybe it is
catching on. It was mostly the older guy's that did it. The younger crowd
is more of a click group and not really interested in making distant
friends. Or probably it was a club there that was doing it.
This was at the Dayton Ohio ham fest. Advertised as the biggest electronics
swap meet in the USA.


I used to go to the Dayton Hamfest whenever I could get there. I
lived in Middletown, Ohio, so I went most years from 1970, till I left
Ohio in 1987. It was around an hour's drive to Harra Arena. I like the
smaller Cincinnati Hamfest, too. My main competitor sold their surplus
wire and used Dukane school intercom equipment there, and there were
lots of boxes marked "Free". ;-)


OT: Michael Terrell - did you have a happy birthday


Thanks for asking, but no, I was too sick to do anything.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida