Slay, ?slayed?

[Wilson Gray]

On Nov 3, 2004, at 4:46 PM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:

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> On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 04:22:34PM -0500, Wilson Gray wrote:
>> FWIW, I have only an off-brand Webster's - "New World"
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> Now, now. We all know that "Webster's" is generic, but of
> the various versions, New World is by no means an off-brand.
> It's one of the good ones.
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> Jesse Sheidlower
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"It's one of the good ones."

I know. For a second, there, when I first pulled it off the shelf, even
I thought it was the real thing. ;-)

-Wilson