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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 16:36:23 MST
- Sender: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- From: Dan Lester <ALILESTE@IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU>
- Subject: Re: date
- Comments: To: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- In-Reply-To: Message of Sat,
- 2 Jan 1993 00:57:11 CST from <samant@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
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- On Sat, 2 Jan 1993 00:57:11 CST <samant@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> said:
- >Thanks to everyone who responded to my query about
- >the word "date". Is it middle-eastern?
- >
- well....i used to get them in Arizona....and of course if you got to
- Palm Springs you can get one of the world's great delicacies....a date shake..
- which may have something to do with making it sticky....
-
- a couple of the places have big signs up that advise you to stop to see
- a movie...."The Sex Life of the Date"....FREE!!!.....etc....etc....and
- it is actually pretty interesting and educational.....
-
- dan, who has made the I-10 trip on many occasions....
-