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- From: greg.grainger@rose.com (greg grainger)
- Subject: Re: Twatology
- Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 15:11:10 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.151113.18179@rose.com>
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- Date Entered: 12-23-92 10:08
- On Dec. 22, Jeremy Mathers wrote:
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- P(>>just as the harsher word for the female genitalia may be applied to either,
- P(>>but in practise is more commonly applied to males.
-
- P(>Now, I of course, am probably falling for the bait (nominee for motto of
- P(>the week, anyone?), but I think it is only on the net that one could
- P(>even imagine using "the harsher word for the female genitalia" to refer
- P(>to a male... (*)
-
- P(>(*) Assuming that we are both talking about the same harsh word for the
- P(>female genitalia. One of my favorite words in the language, BTW.
-
- NOT only on the net - on the street, every day. (Usually succeeded by a
- fight.)
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- As any Australian - it's on a level with 'fool' or 'jerk' - I heard it ALL
- the time, and it was extremely irritating.
-
- Cheers,
- Greg.
-
- Greg Grainger
- Toronto, Ontario.
- greg.grainger@rose.com
- 9:56:32 am, Wed 12-23-1992.
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