DLL is VB's runtime library, which allows VB programs to interact with Windows and do other low-level, behind-the-screens, technoid stuff.

She was overladen with guns , some were unbreeched , and her port - holes left open

On a lighter note, Drum is also widely known as the originator of Friday catblogging whereby many bloggers draw back their claws a bit on Fridays and, in addition to their usual fare, also post pictures of their cats and other household pets.

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