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Re: DUC[KT] tape

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups alt.unix.geeks, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: DUC[KT] tape
Date 2026-01-05 00:31 +0000
Message-ID <ms0f39F2l85U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (10 earlier) <JKmdneOUIq40DcT0nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com> <slrn10lja2q.22e1c.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> <JKmdnR6UIq4CJMT0nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com> <mructjFm7clU6@mid.individual.net> <10jdhbh$1u3ls$6@dont-email.me>

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On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 11:02:09 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 04/01/2026 05:42, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 19:51:44 -0500, c186282 wrote:
>> 
>>>     Someone else suggested 'Germanic' ... but that may just be a
>>>     random association based on 'how it sounds'. Besides, the US
>>>     founders did not LIKE the Germans - they were mercenaries for the
>>>     Redcoats, and pretty nasty too.
>> 
>> The first German language newspaper in the colonies was published by
>> Ben Franklin.
>> 
> In anthropology 'Germanic' refers to a broad group of peoples who
> inhabited NW Europe at or about the time of the late Bronze age onwards
> 
> So Czechs, Dutch, Denmarks ,Swedes, swiss, flemish, Austrian as well as
> the English and Germans are all 'germanic'.
> 
> It was the Romans, who encountered the Germanii, who coined the term to
> refer largely to 'anyone who doesn't speak Latin'

Varus, give me back my legions!

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Re: DUC[KT] tape Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-01-03 23:38 +0000
  Re: DUC[KT] tape c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-01-03 19:51 -0500
    Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-04 05:42 +0000
      Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-04 11:02 +0000
        Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-05 00:31 +0000
    Re: DUC[KT] tape The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-04 10:56 +0000
  Re: DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-04 05:22 +0000
    Re: gas me up, DUC[KT] tape John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-01-04 23:44 +0000
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        Re: gas me up, DUC[KT] tape John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-01-05 15:53 +0000
          Re: gas me up, DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-05 19:51 +0000
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              Re: gas me up, DUC[KT] tape Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-01-07 02:02 +0000
                Re: gas me up, DUC[KT] tape rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-01-08 00:31 +0000
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