From OED.com
Jonathan Lighter
wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Fri Jul 20 12:50:54 UTC 2012
> Like, it's so obvious that it's probably been invented and re-invented
thousands of times.
Um, new to me, Wilson.
I guess the world has less imagination than you thought.
JL
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 12:17 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > "Pop" is well covered in ... HDAS III.
>
> What am I not surprised? :-)
>
> BTW, another useless datum. From Saint Louis BE:
>
> _ready-wets_ : as Amazon notes, "Fourex Natural Skins Condoms, Lubricated"
>
> I couldn't find it, but I wouldn't be surprised that you have this,
> already. Like, it's so obvious that it's probably been invented and
> re-invented thousands of times.
>
> Sadly, a doctor on The Doctors keeps saying "BUH-tocks."
>
> Whatta ya gonna do? <sigh!>
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