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|    Michael Trew to Snidely    |
|    Re: UMSCRIBE - Sir Clive    |
|    24 Sep 21 17:36:17    |
      From: michael.trew@att.net              On 9/23/2021 12:14 AM, 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.       >       > /dps       >              Ah, thanks.              I've never used Google Groups before; I have no clue how it works. I've       seen people dredge up threads from the late 80's via GG before, so I       suppose it depends on the group? Perhaps ALT has different retention       from the big 8?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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