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Old posts are like unicorns. You might see them just once, but it’d sure be nice to have them come back around every not and then. This connection might not make that much sense, but face it… there’s no such things as unicorns, so I can say what I want about them.

Anyways, it’s Friday and time to take a look at posts from this week in previous years. Just because it’s old doesn’t mean it’s not just as interesting. Who knows, something here might be just what you are looking for, like a chocolate unicorn in your coffee.

The posts for this past week in previous years are:

• SSWUG Free SSIS Expo (20 Dec, 2010)
• Can You Dig It? – SHOWPLAN XML Structure (20 Dec, 2010)
• Can You Dig It? – StmtUseDb Element (21 Dec, 2010)
• It’s A Data Type Conversion Chart (21 Dec, 2012)
• Can You Dig It? – StmtCond Element (22 Dec, 2010)
• The #Meme15 Round-Up (22 Dec, 2011)

Do you have something from years gone by that was posted during this week?  If so, leave a comment below and we’ll give some new life to good knowledge.

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