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#39455 08/24/01 05:42 PM
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"made by hand"

In an interesting linguistic twist I have heard hand made contrasted with manufactured.


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Howcome the CP activists have not outlawed "man-ufactured"? Perhaps "homofactured"?


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CP activists

Personufactured in Gerpersony.


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Hey, Keiva! where are the ladies now? The thread is decent now.


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Hey, Keiva! where are the ladies now?

Don't ask me: wopersons never followed me around.

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And I fully expect a "stranger" with the handle Master Bates to post here at any minute! As an historical interpreter who does a 19th century schoolmaster dubbed Master Peacock it occurs to me that since all the male teachers were called Master followed by their last name, a fellow named Bates couldn't very well be a schoolmaster, could he?
And since we're in full stroke with hand words how did handle come to mean an alias? Could it have had something to do with short-wave "ham" radio operators?


#39461 08/25/01 12:04 PM
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>how did handle come to mean an alias? Could it have had something to do with short-wave "ham" radio operators?

Not sure, but it does prove that CBs were around a LONG time ago. After all, Jesus Christ is the Messiah's handle.

Just like Hondas are mentioned in the Bible. And, like many things in the Bible, they were a lot bigger than they are now. Jesus and his apostles were all in one Accord!



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one Accord
aarrrrgghhh! As they say in Spain: Esta No-va!



#39463 08/25/01 10:57 PM
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It's time for dinner, so you boys put away your toys now and come in from playtime. And be sure to wash your hands.

Land o' Goshen; go away for a couple of days and come back to a Circle Jerk. Who won, anyway?


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Yes, Mother.


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