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

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From: "Nik Taylor" <yonjuuni@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: 21 May, 2003 01:20
Subject: Re: OT: Re: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded?"YerUgly
Mug," etc.


> Stone Gordonssen wrote:
> >
> > >Very few states still have common-law marriages.  And I believe those
> >
> > Actually, most still have common-law marriage on the books.
>
> In that they recognize common-law marriages that went into effect before
> the law changed, yes, but most of them have since changed the law such
> that new common-law marriages aren't formed.
I have only known one couple eligible for a common marriage
(I think the brother of my stepuncle and his girlfriend) but they
broke up last year.  Depressing, really, that the one relationship
with real longetivity had to end.  They were famous for it.

Jake