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|    Jenny Telia to Snidely    |
|    Re: UMSCRIBE - Sir Clive    |
|    24 Sep 21 12:38:33    |
      From: jnytelia@gmail.com              On 23/09/2021 06:14, Snidely wrote:       > 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.                     Or, to quote the Monthy Python parrot sketch:              "This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to       meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you       hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is       metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the       bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and       joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!"              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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