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Re: Fruitcakes was Re: Kentum/satem

From:Jake X <alwaysawake247@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 1, 2002, 2:01
>No, that's a pretty factual statement. :) Both Patrick Ryan (the fruitcake >mentioned above) and Edo Nyland are top contenders for fruitcakiness. For >those unfamiliar with Edo Nyland, he claims that Benedictine monks invented >English, German, Latin, Greek, Russian, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Hungarian, >Japanese, and many others from...drumroll, please...Basque! I always knew >those monks (especially the Irish ones) were bright cookies, but this >really takes the cake...er, fruitcake. :)
Um... I'm sorry... but being gay I am sensitive about these things. If you're gonna use some term to dismiss someone is wacko (and in this case I agree), try not to use words that offend "x" minority, like the use of the word "n-----" to quote one. Thanks. Jake ~Patient is the procrastinator.~ _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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