[Ads-l] Humble

[Jonathan Lighter]

HDAS dispenses with the "Hawaiian."


JL

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 11:44 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > "hummer"
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> The short form of "Hawaiian hum-job."
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