LL-L "Levity" 2004.07.11 (03) [E]

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From: Luc Hellinckx <luc.hellinckx at pandora.be>
Subject: Etymology

Beste Gabriele,

> Ron wrote:
>
> > Oh, Mark!  I'm happy I was able to give you that thrill.  But don't
> > tell
> me
> > Old Saxon does to you what Scots does to Gabriele!
>
> It's a little more complicated than that, dearest Ron; first
> of all, the speaker has to be male and handsome, of course,
> and second - the content accounts for at least 50%! :-)
>
> Gabriele "Mae" Kahn

The content of what? Content of his wallet? Content of his kilt? *s*

Greetings,

Luc Hellinckx

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