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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread attributions are always suspect #132593 09/16/2004 10:29 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,219 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,219 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA "...a moment of dubiety about the “double positive” tale (despite having passed it along myself)...I’ve seen the hapless speaker described as variously Austin, a law professor, and a hapless graduate student..." -- from your Crookedtimber URL above When I heard the story the speaker was supposed to have been Isaac Asimov. FWIW. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted quick quip Zed 09/02/2004 11:48 PM Re: quick quip Shellb 09/03/2004 12:06 AM Re: quick quip belMarduk 09/03/2004 12:09 AM Re: quick quip Faldage 09/03/2004 11:11 AM Re: quick quip grapho 09/03/2004 12:05 PM Re: quick quip belMarduk 09/03/2004 12:34 PM Re: quick quip grapho 09/03/2004 12:42 PM Re: quick quip Faldage 09/03/2004 10:38 PM Re: quick quip Shellb 09/04/2004 12:41 AM Re: quick quip grapho 09/04/2004 2:36 AM Re: quick quip Capfka 09/05/2004 9:07 PM Re: quick quip belMarduk 09/06/2004 6:59 PM Re: Acommmodation Wordwind 09/06/2004 7:50 PM Re: quick quip Owlbow 09/03/2004 12:30 PM Re: The Ixlers AnnaStrophic 09/03/2004 3:48 PM Re: The Ixlers Coffeebean 09/06/2004 11:16 PM "a friend of Mayan?" TEd Remington 09/07/2004 11:28 AM Re: "a friend of Mayan?" Sparteye 09/07/2004 4:09 PM Ugh TEd Remington 09/07/2004 4:12 PM Re: Ugh Coffeebean 09/13/2004 5:07 PM Re: another one Zed 09/13/2004 11:16 PM Re: another one Jomama 09/14/2004 3:02 AM Re: another one jheem 09/14/2004 2:25 PM Re: another one AnnaStrophic 09/14/2004 2:36 PM Re: another one Jomama 09/15/2004 5:01 AM attributions are always suspect wofahulicodoc 09/16/2004 10:29 AM Re: attributions are always suspect jheem 09/16/2004 1:13 PM Re: attributions are always suspect tsuwm 09/16/2004 2:12 PM Re: attributions are always suspect jheem 09/16/2004 2:41 PM Re: attributions are always suspect Zed 09/27/2004 11:31 PM Re: "a friend of Mayan?" themgmt 09/15/2004 1:40 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,398 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 13 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,219 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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