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Re: off topic... what's the meaning of this expression?
Subject:Re: off topic... what's the meaning of this expression? From:Marc Santacroce <santa -at- TFS -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 2 May 1995 11:25:28 -0800
At 6:09 AM 5/1/95, Kelly Kremin wrote:
> the vapors
> What does it mean? My boss insists it means a swooning spell. I was
> certain I'd learned that the vapors was flatulence.
> Can anyone clear this up? Site a source? Point me in the right
> direction?
> Sincere apologies for this off topic interruption.
> Send answers (&/or flames, I suppose) to kellyk -at- cyberoptics -dot- com -dot-
> Thank you.
> Kelly M. Kremin
> CyberOptics Corp.
> Minneapolis MN
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I've got to admit there are two definitions according to the American
Heritage Dict.
5a (archaic) Exhalations with in a bodily organ, especially the stomach,
supposed to affect the mental or physical condition.
5b Histerical or depressed emotional condition.
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