zealious

Wilson Gray hwgray at GMAIL.COM
Tue Nov 9 04:08:24 UTC 2010


On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Google finds a number of individuals sporting the given name "Zealious."
>
> Just now an "entertainment attorney" on CNN by phone from Stamford, Conn.,
> spoke of "a zealious prosecutor" and a "zealious prosecution."
>
> I expect the spelling will be cleaned up in the transcript. Maybe.
>
> / 'zElj at s /
>

Has anyone named "Mischevious" turned up?


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-Wilson
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