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Re: art of writing a resp

From "Julian Treadwell" <julian.treadwell@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this>
Subject Re: art of writing a resp
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Newsgroups comp.lang.java.gui
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Date 2011-04-27 15:27 +0000
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  To: comp.lang.java.programmer
Andrew Thompson wrote:
> Timasmith wrote:
> ...
>> Finally my other beef ...
> 
> <musing>
> Why is it, people say 'beef' when they have a problem?
> Why not 'scarab beeetle' or 'chocolate crunchy frog'?
> 
> Personally, I prefer chicken, or anything that tastes like
> chicken - I wonder if scarab beetles taste like chicken,
> but crunchy?
> </musing>

Don't expect you really wanted a serious answer to that question, and if 
  so that's lucky 'cause nobody knows.

http://www.word-detective.com/052301.html

has a guess.

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Re: art of writing a resp "Andrew Thompson" <andrew.thompson@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:26 +0000
  Re: art of writing a resp "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:26 +0000
    Re: art of writing a resp "Luc The Perverse" <luc.the.perverse@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:26 +0000
  Re: art of writing a resp "Steve W. Jackson" <steve.w..jackson@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:26 +0000
  Re: art of writing a resp "Julian Treadwell" <julian.treadwell@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:27 +0000

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