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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!bnr.co.uk!uknet!qmw-dcs!tariqh
  2. From: tariqh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Tariq Hamid)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  4. Subject: Re: Excrement in the English Language
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec21.124539.8262@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>
  6. Date: 21 Dec 92 12:45:39 GMT
  7. References: <1992Dec17.194237.2190@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com> <BzL8nE.I3u@world.std.com>
  8. Sender: usenet@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Usenet News System)
  9. Organization: Computer Science Dept, QMW, University of London
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  11. Nntp-Posting-Host: whisky.dcs.qmw.ac.uk
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  13. poo ,  poo-poo ,  pooh ,  pooh-pooh : Usually refers to a small pile of shit,
  14.                       e.g. a dog shit
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  16. doggy-doos                : [self explanatory]
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  21. Tariq Hamid                         Internet:  tariqh@dcs.qmw.ac.uk
  22.  Department of Computer Science      JANET:     tariqh@uk.ac.qmw.dcs
  23.   Queen Mary & Westfield College  
  24.    Mile End Road                         Telephone:  +44 71-975 5245
  25.     LONDON, E1 4NS, UK                   Fax:        +44 81-980 6533
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