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#92300 01/16/2003 12:40 PM
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is a peccadillo a cross between a wild pig and an armadillo?


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Save the peccadillo from extinction!


#92303 01/16/2003 3:34 PM
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and don't forget peccavi, used in these precincts twice by dr. bill but not defined. :)
also to be found in the AWAD archives as an adjunct to peccant.

peccavi - [L, I have sinned] a humble acknowlegment of sin or error: confession


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I have sinned: peccavi; a British commander in India, having invaded and captured Sindh, sent this one-word message to headquarters: Peccavi. Maybe somebody out there can look this up to make sure it is not apocryphal. If true, it is a marvelous pun, and even if it's not true, it's still pretty good.

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Sindh... this is also mentioned in the peccant entry in the AWAD archives...


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a British commander in India, having invaded and captured Sindh, sent this one-word message to headquarters: Peccavi.

Groooooooan. Seems like there is no escaping them. But then "the louder they groan the better they like them" ... Puns, that is, you naughty-minded ones!



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