FW: Commendatory cursing; "we-all's"

[Wilson Gray]

I stand corrected.

-Wilson

On 4/14/07, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
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> >From: Wilson Gray
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> >Unfortunately, this phenomenon is entirely unknown in BE. Hence, I
> >cannot comment.
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> Unknown?  I beg to differ . . .=20
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> "He's a bad mother . . ."=20
> "Hush yo mouth!"
> "I'm just talking 'bout Shaft"
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> =20
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