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   Les Albert to Beaver_Fever@live.com   
   Re: Why were the Barbarians called barba   
   08 Oct 21 11:52:57   
   
   From: lalbert1@aol.com   
      
   On Fri, 8 Oct 2021 10:35:00 -0700 (PDT), Beaver Fever   
    wrote:   
      
   >I am watching this now and not quite clear on the concept   
   >https://youtu.be/Di5erb47ry4   
      
      
   bar·bar·i·an   
   noun (in ancient times) -  a member of a community or tribe not   
   belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian).   
   "the city was besieged by the barbarians".   
      
   Les   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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