Slang from WWI (UNCLASSIFIED)

Fri Nov 30 01:13:15 UTC 2007

Joel, they should be calling you soon.

  JL
"Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET> wrote:
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At 11/29/2007 03:19 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>Next thing, one of us will be pontificating about Spanish economic
>inefficiencies during the War of Jenkins's Ear.

If you feel a lack on this list, I know more than a little about the
War of Jenkins' Ear, since I am studying Massachusetts history near
its time. I hadn't thought anyone was interested, let alone knew the name!

:-)
Joel

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