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Anna's right, CK, you don't really understand. maybe we should leave it for Jackie to 'splain when she gets back from inside the Beltway?


Thank you tsuwm. Your reply seems to confirm my suspicion that "de-looped" referes to being cut out of the loop, with an added reference to DC geography, both physical and political. The Beltway came to mind for me as soon as I read Bob's post, but that doesn't make the term any less ugly, IMO.