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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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