[Ads-l] Doof?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yes.

JL

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 9:00 AM, guy1656 at centurylink.net <
guy1656 at centurylink.net> wrote:

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> Is 'doof' a shortening of 'dufus? '
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> > Reminds me of the older "doof."
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> > JL
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> > On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 9:20 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
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