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#162652 10/23/06 11:10 PM
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...and what if we want to discuss the folk etymology of @#$%?! As in, "for using carnal knowledge"?

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or either Ship High In Transit.

#162654 10/24/06 11:15 AM
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> for using carnal knowledge

allus thought it was Unlawful.


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Folk etymology lyrics, as those of folk songs, come down in different ways, no?

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Van Halen is folk music?



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&@#$it, Spock!

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Van Halen is folk music?






It ain't dog music; it ain't horse music.

#162659 10/25/06 09:37 AM
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Van Halen is folk music?






Huh?

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oh. all I know by them is Shout! or Jump! or something... thanks, eta. that was oh-so-edifying.


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