Re: baited breath

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From: grr
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1987 03:58

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In article <693@atari.UUCP> neil@atari.UUCP (Neil Harris) writes:
>description you give, it is too soon to be baiting your breath.  

Not to knock Neil (nor intentionally commmit a net offense), but...

	bated breath - is holding your breath
	baited breath - you need heavy duty mouthwash

Of course this creeps into the Amiga group from time to time also often
lending a degree of unintended humor to the posting involved...
-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)

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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: baited breath
Message-ID: <1635@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-Apr-87 22:58:47 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  6 22:58:47 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 9-Apr-87 03:18:59 EST
References: <8704011130.AA09725@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <1993@cwruecmp.UUCP> <693@atari.UUCP>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
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