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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 14:40:22 -0800
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- From: torkel@SICS.SE
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- > One of the few things even more boring than invective is inane prattling
- > about how interesting good invective is. Also, expressions like "<evil
- > smile>" irresistibly suggest to me a weak simper on the face of the person
- > who produces them.
- >
-
- On the other hand, it (the enjoyment of invective) does tend to add
- a sort of WWF character to words-l. :)
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