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|  Message 4307  |
|  Mike Powell to Dallas Hinton  |
|  to draw  |
|  21 Nov 25 15:03:59  |
 TZUTC: -0500 MSGID: 2336.englisht@1:2320/105 2d8604cf REPLY: 1:153/7715.0 92055380 PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0 TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0 COLS: 80 BBSID: CAPCITY2 CHRS: ASCII 1 FORMAT: flowed NOTE: Synchronet msgeditor master/123f2d28a Re: to draw By: Dallas Hinton to Mike Powell on Fri Nov 21 2025 07:02:39 > The term most likely comes from the idea that people could "withdraw" from o > area to another, hence "withdrawing room" which migrated to "drawing room". > It's from a much more formal time than today! RE: Drawing Room After reading the definition, I wondered if it wasn't named as such as it was meant to "draw" people into it to gather. ;) Your idea also makes sense. Mike --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) SEEN-BY: 103/705 104/119 105/81 106/201 114/10 128/187 129/14 305 SEEN-BY: 153/7715 154/10 30 50 110 700 218/700 220/20 30 90 221/1 SEEN-BY: 221/6 226/18 30 44 50 227/114 229/110 206 300 317 426 428 SEEN-BY: 229/470 664 700 705 240/1120 266/512 291/111 301/1 113 320/219 SEEN-BY: 322/757 342/200 396/45 460/58 256 1124 5858 712/848 902/26 SEEN-BY: 2320/0 105 304 3634/12 5020/400 1042 8912 5054/30 5075/35 PATH: 2320/105 154/10 301/1 460/58 229/426 |
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