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- From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov (Scott Dorsey)
- Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
- Subject: Re: -=- Welcome to alt.politics.greens -=-
- Date: 30 Dec 1992 14:15:46 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center and Reptile Farm
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- References: <Jym.29Dec1992.1331@naughty-peahen> <1992Dec30.111558.3705@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec30.111558.3705@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu (Joel Furr) writes:
- >In article <Jym.29Dec1992.1331@naughty-peahen> Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu> writes:
- >>Green movements originated in Germany, where they were known
- >>as die Gruenen (literally, "the greens"). The name was chosen
- >>to reflect ecological concerns, but I don't believe this usage
- >>in analagous with the recent use of "green" in English.
- >
- >Yup. Here in the USA, "the greens" is something you put vinegar on and
- >sort of stir around on your plate until you have a chance to feed them to
- >the dog or hide under the bones from your pork chops.
-
- You fool! You can't put vinegar on the greens! You'd never be able to
- keep the ball steady, for one thing. Your caddy would look at you pretty
- oddly, too.
- --scott
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