[Ads-l] corpse = 'corps'

imwitty imwitty at GMAIL.COM
Fri Sep 30 23:16:01 UTC 2016


Check first 3 links from this Google search (I just made it shorter at
tinyurl.com): *http://tinyurl.com/gsbe4jv <http://tinyurl.com/gsbe4jv>.*

Probably it is new style... (;'-)))


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On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 3:21 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Ordinarily not worth mentioning, but the context and speaker are striking.
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> High-paid, highly educated co-host of MSNBC's "With All Due Respect":
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> "Clinton also called AmeriCorpse one of her husband's proudest achievements
> as President."
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> No, not a joke.
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> JL
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