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Re: CONLANG Digest, usage mostly

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, April 25, 2000, 20:28
Muke Tever scripsit:

> I always read it as a pun on waiter == food-server. :|
Isaac Asimov's short mystery "Millions of Billions of Combinations" turns on this very point.
> > From: John Cowan <cowan@...> > (I'm reminded of telegrams or whatchamacallem--JOHN TALKING FUNNY STOP > PLEASE SEND COPULAS STOP)
Just so. On Cary Grant's birthday, an inquiring reporter sent him a telegram: HOW OLD CARY GRANT. Grant replied: OLD CARY GRANT FINE STOP HOW YOU. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin