On Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 10:05:53 PM UTC, Peter Jason wrote:   
   > On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:58:08 -0700 (PDT), The Phantom Piper   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 11:26:59 AM UTC-7, don...@keystocks.com wrote:   
   > >> On Sunday, September 29, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Robert & Linda Wilson   
   wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > >You just necroed a thread that is nearly *TWELVE YEARS* old,   
   > >and, given that many of the posters in this group have died   
   > >over those 12 years, I'd advise you not to hold your breath   
   > >waiting for a Reply...   
   > >   
   > Of course he could hold his breath and then expire from hypoxia   
   > thereby getting a reply from the next world.   
   > >   
   > >Understanding The Present State Of The World Better,   
   > >   
   > >The Phantom Piper   
      
   The answer is perfectly simple: some wag decided that items made of china   
   should be referred to as "wally" because of the Great Wall of (Wally) China.   
      
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