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   Pedt to All   
   Re: A couple gloomy ones   
   01 May 15 12:47:04   
   
   From: pedt@manygiggl.es   
      
   In article , usteen@asdf.fi   
   says...   
   >   
   > Pedt  wrote:   
   > > In article , usteen@asdf.fi   
   > > says...   
   > > >   
   > > > A couple 'grams for the 'post-9/11' USA:   
   > > >   
   > > >   'In the land of the free and the home of the brave':   
   > > >   Faint-of-heart herd bond: oh, feel vehement hate!   
   > > >   November ninth, feel fear of the hated hothead   
   > > >   
   > > Nice 'grams Anna, just one small point though: Leftpondia does dates   
   > > differently to you or I, 9/11 is September 11th :)   
   >   
   > The anagram's dig at the US civilian date format is intentional.  I   
   > wondered whether some sort of punctuation would make this clearer just   
   > in case.   
      
   Ah, I see now. Perhaps quote marks around the "November ninth"?   
      
   --   
   Pedt   
      
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