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Date: Mon Oct 9 00:01:20 EDT 2006
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--panmixia
The Canary Islands aren't named after any birds. A light-year isn't a unit of time. And panmixia is, well, nothing to do with mixing things in a pan. These are red-herring words that appear to mislead us in the beginning but if we look deeper, everything becomes obvious.
get with the program, belM! it's one of Anu's recurring themes.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Red-herring word RodolfoC 10/11/06 06:04 AM Re: Red-herring word belMarduk 10/11/06 11:40 PM Re: Red-herring word tsuwm 10/12/06 12:17 AM Re: Red-herring word RodolfoC 10/13/06 05:19 AM Re: Red-herring word belMarduk 10/13/06 01:53 PM
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