Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 17:02:56 +0100
Subject: Re: Little Hughy's Meat and Potatoes


>>At 11:38 PM 7/30/96, LeoCasey-AT-aol.com wrote:
>>
>>>My "slurs" were references to his usual practice of gracing
>>>us with the cyber equivalent of his spittum.
>>
>>Spittum? Is that a Latin word? I dropped out after 2 weeks of college
>>Latin, when I think I was 4 weeks behind. It's not in my OED, or Dorland's
>>medical, or Microsoft Bookshelf. I'd love to know what I'm virtually
>>emitting.
>>
>>Doug
>
>Perhaps he meant to say "sputum."
>
>Rahul



Actually, considering the way Leo's going at him, it's probably 'spittoon'
-- not for emitting, but receiving.

Cheers,

Hugh




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