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Subject:Re: Widget synonym From:Beverly Parks <bparks -at- HUACHUCA-EMH1 -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Thu, 27 Jul 1995 06:45:01 MST
John Renish said
> My father, my brother, my sons, and I always call it a dammit.
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Reasonable choice. Since that's what most people end up calling
it before it's (assembled/installed/repaired/operational/or
other word, as appropriate). ;)
=*= Beverly Parks -- bparks -at- huachuca-emh1 -dot- army -dot- mil =*=
=*= Huachuca : That's pronounced "wah-CHEW-ka" =*=
=*= "Unless otherwise stated, all comments are my own. =*=
=*= I am not representing my employer in any way." =*=
