Y'all Say WHUTTTT? (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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And the first recorded tennis game was in the Bible:

Joseph served in Pharaoh's court.

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> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 5:35 PM
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> Subject: Re: Y'all Say WHUTTTT?
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> Poster:       "Dennis R. Preston" <preston at MSU.EDU>
> Subject:      Re: Y'all Say WHUTTTT?
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> You obviously have not heard the old joke about why the Wise
> Men were dressed in Firemen's clothes - the came from afar.
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> dInIs (who finds the really heavy duty accents here in Michigan)
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> >Poster:       Doug Harris <cats22 at FRONTIERNET.NET>
> >Subject:      Y'all Say WHUTTTT?
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> >'Got a phone call yesterday on our business line, clearly
> from a call
> >center, based on the amount of chatter in the background. I couldn't
> >hear who the caller said she was representing, and I was totally
> >befuddled by her question:
> >"Who's yer far chiff?"
> >I asked several times for her to repeat, then gave up in
> frustration,
> >said I didn't know, and hung up.
> >As I did so, I recalled that for some odd reason, that line has been
> >known to be called by people seeking our tiny village's fire
> >department.
> >The light went on: She was enquiring as to our _fire chief_.
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> >She's got _some_ heavy-duty accent!
> >  (the other) doug
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> Dennis R. Preston
> University Distinguished Professor
> Department of English
> 15C Morrill Hall
> Michigan State University
> East Lansing, MI 48824
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> preston at msu.edu
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