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Subject:Re: The Big Deal (was Re: No Time to Read) From:"Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Elizabeth J Allen" <eja -at- samurai -dot- com> Date:Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:38:29 -0400
I hadn't heard using "gunny sack" in that manner, but it still doesn't
fit as the conditions haven't changed. The arguments are still as
relative now as they were before.
Ah well. Whatever the case, we can throw out terminology all we want.
Doesn't change the situation though.
On 8/13/07, Elizabeth J Allen <eja -at- samurai -dot- com> wrote:
> Actually, it also refers to reaching into the bag during a "fight"
> and pulling out old issues to throw into the fray.
>
> I think Richard/Tony/Anthony was trying to imply that Dan and Connie
> were throwing out old issues, irrelevant to the discussion at hand.
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