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   oldernow to nospam@example.net   
   Re: The fall of the gaylord?   
   07 May 24 20:22:31   
   
   From: oldernow@dev.null   
      
   On 2024-05-07, D  wrote:   
      
   >>> Dear philosophers and native english speakers, I often   
   >>> thought about the word gaylord. When did it fall into   
   >>> disuse? When was the last time you used it? And do you   
   >>> think it might be time to dust it off and let it shine   
   >>> again?   
   >>   
   >> Only time it's ever been in my mind was when pondering   
   >> the American baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry.   
   >   
   > Really? So it is also a name? This word gets even more mysterious!   
      
   I also managed to remember this politician named Gaylord:   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylord_Nelson   
      
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