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   Message 296,525 of 297,461   
   Adam Funk to Ross Clark   
   Re: National Gibberish Day   
   20 Sep 24 15:40:12   
   
   From: a24061@ducksburg.com   
      
   On 2024-09-20, Ross Clark wrote:   
      
   > "This is an American day whose origins are obscure, and whose point --   
   > to talk nonsense to each other -- isn't entirely clear."   
   >   
   > Why go on?  Well, we have a page to fill.   
   >   
   > [There follow remarks on...gibberish vs gobbledygook...doohickey   
   > words...scat singing...nonsense syllables in popular songs..."Lisa   
   > Goddard" (he may be thinking of Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can   
   > Dance)..."nonsense" as literary genre...idioglossia...glossolalia...   
   > abracadabra   
   >   
   > Any questions?   
      
   Wibble wibble?   
      
      
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