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Re: OT: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded? "Yer Ugly Mug," etc.

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Thursday, May 15, 2003, 12:31
Christophe Grandsire scripsit:

> Hehe, as for me, the biggest surprise was John Cowan. I would never have > imagined him like that!!!
I'd be interested to know what sort of appearance you expected (consciously or otherwise). I remember someone saying to me that they thought I'd be short'n'skinny, probably because I'm so *intense*. -- First known example of political correctness: John Cowan "After Nurhachi had united all the other http://www.reutershealth.com Jurchen tribes under the leadership of the http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Manchus, his successor Abahai (1592-1643) jcowan@reutershealth.com issued an order that the name Jurchen should --S. Robert Ramsey, be banned, and from then on, they were all _The Languages of China_ to be called Manchus."

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