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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!UGA.CC.UGA.EDU!BBAXTER
  3. Message-ID: <WORDS-L%92122018112384@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.words-l
  5. Date:         Sun, 20 Dec 1992 18:06:19 EST
  6. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  7. From:         Brad Baxter <BBAXTER@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  8. Subject:      Re: Blather
  9. In-Reply-To:  Message of Sun,
  10.               20 Dec 1992 03:22:30 GMT from <gtoal@RACHEL.IBMPCUG.CO.UK>
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  13. >        Did you know that a blatherskite is a babbling, foolish person?
  14. >
  15. >Yes, we discussed it about a month ago.  I pointed out that the skyte part
  16. >is derived from an old scandinavian word for shit.  batherskyte -> (lit.)
  17. >'shit-talker'.
  18. >
  19. >G
  20.  
  21. The hell you say.  No shit?
  22.  
  23. * Alt-Brad *
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