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Subject:Re[2]: Male/Female thread From:Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- COM Date:Tue, 19 Nov 1996 08:06:00 -0600
>is that it's the modern form of one-upsmanship.
Surely this should be "One-upspersonship" ;)
Or even (since a "son" is a male child) "One-upsperchildship?" ;{>}
(OK, I think we've twisted this about as far out of shape as we can, eh?)
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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