--- In [email protected], "Rory Goff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > He,he,he, Hey Tom, someone's gonna be surprised, > > > aren't they? > > > > > > Don't be foolish. Nobody is going to be surprised. > > Online Etymology Dictionary: surprise (n.) > c.1457, "unexpected attack or capture," from M.Fr. surprise "a taking > unawares," from noun use of pp. of O.Fr. surprendre "to overtake," > from sur- "over" + prendre "to take," from L. prendere, contracted > from prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile). Meaning "something > unexpected" first recorded 1592, that of "feeling caused by something > unexpected" is 1608. Meaning "fancy dish" is attested from 1708. > > From these definitions it looks pretty clear that "somebody" is indeed > going to be taken unawares, overtaken, grasped, and seized -- by > Nobody :-) >
Or not. My interpretation of witnessing is rather different than many people's here. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
