My wife got in trouble once for describing someone as "niggardly". If
you think that's racist, please check a dictionary, and don't vote.
Dennis
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us
with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
-- Galileo Galilei
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From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Chase, John
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 15:44
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: Linux community, was Re: Demo of OpenSolaris running on
Systemz
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port On Behalf Of John Summerfield
>
> McKown, John wrote:
>
> >
> > Many object to the phrase "kill list" that is often used by people
to
> > describe email which is automatically deleted upon reception. I once
> > got a very strong email for using the phrase "twit list". Apparently
> > that word is much stronger in other parts of the world than it is
here
> > in Texas. So I use the fairly neutral phrase "autodelete list" any
> > more. It is more descriptive and less likely to be misunderstood.
>
> I once got an adverse reaction when I described someone else
> as penurious, even though I included myself in the same description.
Heck, I've been that way since the day I was conceived. :-D But I'm
finally approaching solvency. :-)
> Americans will need to do their homework on that, while some
> others can have a good chuckle.
Indeed, it is frightening how many people appear to be so utterly DUMB.
And many of them VOTE!!
-jc-
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