LL-L "Levity" 2004.07.11 (04) [E]

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From: Ruth & Mark Dreyer <mrdreyer at lantic.net>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2004.07.11 (01) [E]

Dear Gabriele & Ron,

Subject: LL-L "Etymology"

> > 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%! :-)

I'm so glad I waited to respond! On behalf of my wife, I must inform you,
Ron, that I'm a happily married man.

& Gabriele, purely in the spirit of Academic inquiry, What would this
content embrace; exactly?

Yrs,
Mark

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Levity" 2004.07.11 (03) [E]

Luc wrote:

> > 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*

The content of his brain. Unlike many people, I don't consider somebody's
wallet an erogenous zone... that's why, sadly, I have to support myself to
this day instead of whooping it up in a gated community in Berverly Hills
(oh, the horror!). Or maybe you meant the content of his glenwillie?
According to the late Douglas Adams ("The Meaning of Liff"), that is "a
protective pouch worn under the kilt during thistle harvest".

Actually, when my husband is trying to entice me to shut down the computer
and come to bed at night, he usually waves a shiny new cryptic crossword
puzzle under my nose. That's the one thing I cannae resist!

Cryptically,
Gabriele Kahn

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