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- From: pyotr@halcyon.com (Peter D. Hampe)
- Subject: Re: The Pagan Thing, again
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.051214.14832@nwnexus.WA.COM>
- Sender: sso@nwnexus.WA.COM (System Security Officer)
- Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
- References: <1992Dec28.073708.19003@wetware.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 05:12:14 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- drieux@wetware.com (drieux, just drieux) writes:
-
- >I know that its been said before, and will be said time and again.
-
- >pagan comes from the latin root that brought us paisano,
- >or also known in spanish as compasino....
-
- >Or one from the country.
-
- >It took on added notions when the 'good people' got ahold
- >of it, and married it with the notion of 'civilization'
- >and 'progress' as some how being a fundamental notion of
- >Xtianity, and a part of the Mission of Xtianity.
-
- oh contrare, mon frere!
- civilization has always been connected with Urban Growth!
- Note the nifty expansion from 'civis' to civilization and citizen.
-
- the pagans / rubes / 'heathians' put down has always been
- with us. It is well known that country folk are not as
- sophisticated the urbane city dweller.
-
- >ciao
- >drieux
-
- >ps: when I am in the bush, I am a pagan. When I am home,
- >my housemate complains if I light a fire in the living
- >room to make dinner.... something about they have these
- >new fangeld rooms with stuff that does it.....
- ^^^^^^^
- 'fanegeld'? 'FANEGELD'! Whatever happened to the DaneGeld?
- its 'newefangel' frm OE 'fangen' to seize.
-
- >He also thinks that running outside when it rains is
- >NOT his idea of personal hygene, who ever gene is....
-
- >HI! Gene!
-
- >NextWeek: the relationship between 'negro' and 'black'....
-
- Next week: "US and Them; eliminating Them."
- --
- Pyotr aka Peter D. Hampe : eka pyotr@halcyon.com
- Next Months Panel Topic: Graft - boon or blessing?
- EOF
- --
- Pyotr aka Peter D. Hampe : eka pyotr@halcyon.com
- Next Months Panel Topic: Graft - boon or blessing?
- EOF
-