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Re: Name for "@"

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From: anom
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 00:00
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Myles Paulson wrote:

 > In article <rdd-0807962107410001@dmn1-15.usa1.com>, Aaron J. Dinkin 
 > (rdd@usa1.com) writes:
 > >In article <4rc6l4$jfl@news.third-wave.com>, 
 > dvanecek@third-wave.com wrote:
 > >
 > >> Gareth Williams (gw@fmode.demon.co.uk) wrote:
 > >> : Thus spake Matthew Rabuzzi <rabuzzi@loc251.tandem.com> :
 > >> 
 > >> : +Gareth Williams <gw@fmode.demon.co.uk> writes:
 > >> : +: Thus spake jbailin@cnct.com (John Bailin) :
 > >> : +: +skipka@leland.Stanford.EDU (Anne Cheilek) wrote:
 > >> : +:
 > >> : +: +>>: A virgule is a solidus. What's a hooktop heng?
 > >> : +: +>>A hooktop heng is a brassiere clasp.  What's a garter 
 > snake?
 > >> : +: +>A garter snake is a spineless inveigler. What's a snatch 
 > block?
 > >> : +: +A snatch block is a stopcock.  What's a petcock?
 > >> : +: A petcock is a submissive lover. What's a dominatrix?
 > >> : +A dominatrix is a female monster with a deer's head.  What's a
 > >> : +labyrinth?
 > >> : A labyrinth is a scrub-down after an experiment. What's a 
 > retort.
 > >> 
 > >> A hazelnut confection made in Linz yesterday but eaten today. 
 > What's a
 > >> schnitzel?
 > >
 > >A German breed of dog. What's a terrier?
 > 
 > A German breed of cat. What's a Dorothy Dixer?

A French person who's seen "The Wizard of Oz" ten times. What's a scarecrow?

--Anom
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