XPost: alt.prophecies.nostradamus, talk.politics.misc   
   From: pxhxz@cadence.com   
      
   In article  "Doc"  writes:   
      
   >"Walla" or 'wallah" is a well-known slang expression often used around the   
   >Western world.   
      
   Actually, although the pronunciation is close to "wallah", it is actually   
   a French word spelled "voila".   
      
   That's one of my pet peeves in this world of texting contractions, etc.   
   Wun uv theez daes weer ol gonna be spelleeng liek dis and eyel just haf 2   
   go kwietli crazee.   
      
   Personally, I prefer standardized spelling and knowing the derivation of the   
   words we use.  But that's just me.   
      
   And, of course, I have my own quirks -- like using the word "stoopid" to mean   
   something that is beyond just mere stupidity.   
      
   -Pete Zakel   
    (phz@seeheader.nospam)   
      
   "A Mormon is a man that has the bad taste and the religion to do what a   
    good many other people are restrained from doing by conscientious   
    scruples and the police."   
   					-Mr. Dooley   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)