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#44884 10/20/01 12:28 AM
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Aw, gee, Auntie mav...
Ahem: he is my Aunt!!!


#44885 10/20/01 02:13 PM
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Good point, Maverick. But, thanks to all the 'bloviations' on this thread, we all know more about shrews than we ever did. So the metaphor has acquired some credibiilty ex post facto, wouldn't you say?


#44886 10/21/01 04:50 PM
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"Life expectancy increases with body weight."

Hey! I'm gonna live forever!


#44887 10/21/01 06:45 PM
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OK, but can you do the dance, Ann?


#44888 10/21/01 08:59 PM
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OK, but can you do the dance, Ann?
Hmm--I didn't know she was seeking Fame...


#44889 10/22/01 03:01 PM
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Aw, gee, Auntie mav...

Ahem: he is my Aunt!!!

But Jackie, you're our Den Mother, so mav is our Great-Aunt (or Great-Den-Aunt)


#44890 10/22/01 03:09 PM
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So the metaphor has acquired some credibiilty ex post facto, wouldn't you say?

Umm, no.


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