On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 19:04, HaywireMac wrote: > This has *got* to be the most inscrutable piece of spam I have ever > received...LOL! > > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 21:26:41 -0400 > From: "free1999" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: cheval-de-frise:______ __________ __________ > > > =?GB2312?B?4su8tcS0ytfp?= > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Content-Type: text/plain;charset="GB2312" > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:33:12 +0800 > X-Priority: 3 > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 > > �װ��Ķ��ߣ�����! > > �������Ŵ�����������������Ǹ����ɾ�����š� > > ��֪�� cheval-de-frise �������������ͱ��������Ǻ� ��ȫ��ս�� > �йص�һ��������˼�Ĵ��飬�����ģ� > > > �������� > http://ieven.yeah.net > > > cheval-de-frise (shuh-VAL duh FREEZ) noun > plural chevaux-de-frise (shuh-VOH duh FREEZ) > > 1. An obstacle, typically made of wood, covered with barbed wire > or spikes, used to block the advancing enemy. > > 2. A line of nails, spikes, or broken glass set on top of a wall > or railing to deter intruders. > > [From French, literally horse of Friesland, so named because it was > first > used by Frisians who lacked cavalry.] > > Pictures of chevaux-de-frise: > http://www.cvco.org/sigs/reg64/pioneer.html > > "Fold back the leaves of an artichoke and you discover ... more > artichoke > leaves, at least until you come to the succulent, secret heart hidden > beneath a chevaux-de-frise of thistle-like bristle." > David Nelson; Gastronomic Adventure Unfolds Like an Artichoke; > The Los Angeles Times; Jun 21, 1991. > > "On the land side, outside the battlements, are acres of > chevaux-de-frise: > sharp rock slabs set vertically into the ground, making it virtually > impossible for a person to pass, let alone a horse." > Denise Fainberg; On Foot In Inishmore; The New York Times; Aug 1, > 1999. > > Artists sit on art horses -- wooden benches with supports for their > canvases. Carpenters use saw horses, so called because they clearly > look like stylized representations of the animal. Not so obvious are > horses -- or their cousins -- hiding in many everyday objects. Literally > speaking, an easel is an ass (from Dutch ezel), while a bidet is a pony > (from French bidet). > > > ���ྫ�����ݣ����� �������� > > http://ieven.yeah.net Huh1 > > > -- > JoeHill > Registered Linux user #282046 > Homepage: nodex.sytes.net > ++++++++++++++++++++++ > The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but > that's the way to bet. > -- Damon Runyon >
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