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Article #1325Re: East Timor and U.S. Policy
From: Tom Wilson
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:00
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In article <37E17D3A.FCE9F047@nospam.pagesz.net>,
John Sessoms <jsessoms@nospam.pagesz.net> wrote:
>Tom Wilson wrote:
>>
>> In article <37E0495A.C301177D@nospam.pagesz.net>,
>> John Sessoms <jsessoms@nospam.pagesz.net> wrote:
>> >As used in usenet discussions, it appears to be a derogatory term
>> >meaning "he disagrees with me, therefore he's low life, sub-human trash
>> >who should be taken out and shot for having the temerity to post his
>> >worthless opinions".
>>
>> Um, read Webster, or whatever your favorite dictioanary is, and get
>> back to me when you do.
>
>I didn't say as defined by Webster. I said "As used in usenet
>discussions, it appears to be...". Not intended to be a dictionary
I use Webster's definition(s), thankyouverymuch. There's no
' "As used in usenet discussions, it appears to be...". Not intended
to be a dictionary '
for me. Again, I suggest you read a dictionary to see how I'm using it.
>definition, but a comment on common usage. I didn't use a smiley,
>because I don't think it's all that funny.
Neither do I (think it's funny). Where'd you get *that* idea?
--
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101acf,f0b8679ab2ad5bb1 X-Google-Attributes: gid101acf,public X-Google-Thread: 114e5f,f0b8679ab2ad5bb1 X-Google-Attributes: gid114e5f,public X-Google-Thread: 108a25,f0b8679ab2ad5bb1 X-Google-Attributes: gid108a25,public X-Google-Thread: 10374a,f0b8679ab2ad5bb1 X-Google-Attributes: gid10374a,public From: sasctw@duckhead.unx.sas.com (Tom Wilson) Subject: Re: East Timor and U.S. Policy Date: 1999/09/17 Message-ID: <FI7pz1.JtC@unx.sas.com> X-Deja-AN: 526399362 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: duckhead.unx.sas.com Sender: news@unx.sas.com (Noter of Newsworthy Events) References: <37D6523B.F4B010D6@southernanomaly.net> <37E0495A.C301177D@nospam.pagesz.net> <FI5x2M.4JL@unx.sas.com> <37E17D3A.FCE9F047@nospam.pagesz.net> Organization: SAS Institute Inc. Newsgroups: triangle.general,triangle.politics,nc.general,duke.general