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Subject:Re: Dirty words From:"D. Citron" <dcitron -at- GATE -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 5 Aug 1994 03:42:24 GMT
Sally Marquigny (SALLYM -at- msmailhq -dot- netimage -dot- com) wrote:
: >>Does anyone know a good expletive I can use to express my surprise and
: >>disappointment?
My favorite is RTFM. In the right context, the recipients of this
expletive can figure it out with no help at all.
"Live long and prosper -- without government interference!"
...Mr. Spock, before the NBC censors got to him, stardate 1966
David H. Citron .................................... dcitron -at- gate -dot- net
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