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- From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
- Subject: More words stuff
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 02:07:04 +0000
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- I shan't even begin to discuss etymology of "hysterical". But
- thanks for pointing it out - I'd been so stunned about "denigrate"
- that I hadn't noticed "hysterical". Eeek.
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- You know the old Duke of Edinburgh joke, Kay?
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- "Excuse me miss, are you feeling hysterical?"
- "Naw, he's feeling mine!"
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- G
- (Sorry, I'd laugh but I've just had a hystericalectomy)
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