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Re: Provincialism, Parochialism, and Catholicism

To: Bill Saidel <saidel@crab.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Re: Provincialism, Parochialism, and Catholicism
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 21:15:51 -0600
Bill, the crack of doom is the door skin crack that Bs develop at or near the 
sideview
mirror due to stress and flex caused by that mirror.  John

Bill Saidel wrote:

> Whew...and that from a Jew..
>
> Actually I have 2 comments from someone on the list for about 1/2 a year and
> with an LBC for not much longer.
>
> One of the ways inbreeding occurs is through the development of a private 
>language.
> Things like DPO, etc. It took me months to figure out LBC might mean Little
> British Car, but I am not sure. PO obviously means previous owner, but I have
> not deciphered DPO except that maybe it should not be explicitly stated..
>
> I was thinking about the wonderful Old Fart reports and realized that if
> acronyms are continuously used, our list is always in danger of becoming 
>somewhat
> smelly, inbred and provincial. Maybe someone could write a treatise on the 
>acronyms
> and post it on a WEB site to take the mystery out of some messages.
>
> And then what is the Crack of Doom referred to in a spate of recent messages?
>
> No offense meant so don't take any. I'm only trying to learn about an
> incredibly obscure hobby and pleasure.
>
> Bill




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