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On 2007-04-19, wrote:

> This purports to be an actual letter from the Smithsonian archives. A
> friend of mine who used to work at the Smithsonian has no doubt that
> the letter is legit.
>
> http://www.mentalsoup.com/mentalsoup/apolite.htm

Sure, _modern_ clams don't have teeth, but the ravenous man-eating
clams of yesteryear...?


Also, a cartoon:
http://xkcd.com/c250.html


And speaking of digging up gardens, monster badgers are terrorizing
Yorkshi

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04...teline_menace/

From that "link" you can learn a fancy word (musteline) as well as a
recipe (badger ham) which is illegal and will therefore become highly
esteemed and sought after.


--
Nam Sibbyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla
pendere, et *** illi pueri dicerent: beable beable beable; respondebat
illa: doidy doidy doidy. [plorkwort]

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Adam Funk wrote:
> On 2007-04-19, wrote:
>
>> This purports to be an actual letter from the Smithsonian archives. A
>> friend of mine who used to work at the Smithsonian has no doubt that
>> the letter is legit.
>>
>> http://www.mentalsoup.com/mentalsoup/apolite.htm

False.

http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/smithsonian.asp

Serene

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On 2007-04-19, Serene-y the Meanie wrote:

> False.
>
> http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/smithsonian.asp

http://xkcd.com/c250.html

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Is there any proof that English borrows words?? I mean, have we ever
given one back? Do we pay for a replacement if we break one? How does
this work? [Matthew L Martin, ark]

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Adam Funk wrote:
> On 2007-04-19, Serene-y the Meanie wrote:
>
>> False.
>>
>> http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/smithsonian.asp
>
> http://xkcd.com/c250.html
>

I am a total xkcd fangirl.

Serene

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On 2007-04-20, Serene-y the Meanie wrote:

> I am a total xkcd fangirl.

sudo send sandwiches


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Hi this is Leila. I'm not here right now. So please leave your name,
number and a brief message and a time you called at the beep. And
please try to be frank.

OT This must have been fun to write
 

Adam Funk wrote:
> On 2007-04-20, Serene-y the Meanie wrote:
>
>> I am a total xkcd fangirl.
>
> sudo send sandwiches

*laugh* Better not let the velociraptor hear you.

Serene

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On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:22:59 -0700, Serene-y the Meanie
> wrote:

>Adam Funk wrote:
>> On 2007-04-19, wrote:
>>
>>> This purports to be an actual letter from the Smithsonian archives. A
>>> friend of mine who used to work at the Smithsonian has no doubt that
>>> the letter is legit.
>>>
>>> http://www.mentalsoup.com/mentalsoup/apolite.htm
>
>False.
>
>http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/smithsonian.asp
>
>Serene

rats. it sounded a little too good to be true. i posted it to two
e-mail lists. maybe i'll feign being in on the joke.

it's still funny, though.

your pal,
blake