The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

[M Covarrubias]

On Mar 11, 2009, at 1:36 AM, Wilson Gray wrote:

> If an object has stripes because it
> somehow got stripes added to it later, like a crosswalk painted onto a
> black, asphalt street surface, then that portion of the street has
> been [strajpt].

i think this sounds about like my distinction. but i've always
wondered how long after it's been [strajpt] until it's [strajpId].

michael

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