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L O W L A N D S - L - 21 April 2010 - Volume 01<br>
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From: <span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(91, 16, 148);">Jonny</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gi"> </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="go"><<a href="mailto:jonny.meibohm@arcor.de">jonny.meibohm@arcor.de</a>></span><br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
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Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gi">LL-L "Etymology" 2010.04.20 (01) [EN]</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: courier new,monospace;" class="MsoNormal">Beste Reinhartd,</p>
<p style="font-family: courier new,monospace;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">you wrote:</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: teal;">Thanks, Jonny.
Lest this blossoms into an even more outrageous mutual admiration society, let
me explain that the phrase “Great minds think alike” is often used in a
facetious way, and the surest sign of that is when the speaker includes him- or
herself (which would be immodest if it were serious). However, having said
that, it applies definitely to you.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: courier new,monospace;" class="MsoNormal">So my own vanity let
me pad into any slimy trap, hm? And there <strong><i>was</i></strong> a warning voice - the pudding looked <span style=""> </span>too over-egged! But if I had not answered at
all this could have been looked upon as unpolite. I probably should take more
care in future. <em>"Timeo Danaos
et dona ferentes!"</em></p>
<p style="font-family: courier new,monospace;" class="MsoNormal">But, anyway, I take
it with good humor. To laugh at oneself is the second best kind of laughter, I
think - only schadenfreude is better ;-)....</p>
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<p style="font-family: courier new,monospace;" class="MsoNormal">(BTW: 'lest' and its
etymological origin is an interesting word I've never heard before!)</p>
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<p style="font-family: courier new,monospace;" class="MsoNormal">Allerbest!</p>
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<p style="font-family: courier new,monospace;" class="MsoNormal">Jonny Meibohm</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="font-family: courier new,monospace;">Lower </span>Saxony, Germany</span></p>
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