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   Snidely to All   
   Re: UMSCRIBE - Sir Clive   
   22 Sep 21 21:14:33   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Michael Trew  scribbled something on Wednesday the 9/22/2021:   
   > What does "UMSCRIBE" mean?  I've seen this enough times, but have yet to   
   > figure it out.   
      
   It's an AFCA meme, going back into the dark ages.  Google Groups seems   
   to limit "the past" to about the year 2000, so good luck finding the   
   first use.   
      
   In this case, Sir Clive Sinclair has unsubscribed to The Earthly   
   Present.  He has fallen off the roof, in reference to an old joke not   
   unique to AFCA.   
      
   /dps   
      
   --   
   I have always been glad we weren't killed that night.  I do not know   
   any particular reason, but I have always been glad.   
     _Roughing It_, Mark Twain   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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