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From: ejo@hayes.fai.alaska.edu (Eric Olson)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Wymmyn, wimmin, whutaevvre
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Date: 20 Jan 90 06:48:39 GMT
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(Not necessarily a response, but this is the thing that reminded me)

<38500@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
> [...]
> 1/15-1/25	wommin/wimmin
> 1/26-2/5	womyn/wymyn
> 2/6-2/15	wommun/wummun
> 2/16-2/25	wommunumyn/weemamum
> 2/26-3/5	man/men

Nice conclusion...

Anyway, initial disclaimer: I didn't write this, but I am posting it so I guess
I'll bloody field all the bitching that is sure to result; in any case, I'd
like to make clear before the fact that it's in fun.

Excerpt from "A Comprehensive Report on the Necessary Steps Involved in 
Furthering Equal Rights Action":

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Longfellow: Longassociate            One of the great American
                                     authors--Longassociate.
 
Gallant: Personant                   The medieval knights and maidens
                                     were often personant in their
                                     deeds.
 
Damn: Personn                        God PERSONN it!!
 
Menstrual:  Peopstrual               "Oh personn, I bled all over you
                                     new couch.  I'm sorry, I'm having
                                     my peoplestrual period."
 
Sonnet:  Offspringet                 "I've been reading one of
                                     Shakespeare's offspringets.
                                     Wonderful!"
 
Mailmen:  Personpeople AOA              The Personpeople have always been
                                     propmt in the delivery of my person. 
 
Pusillanimity:  Gonadllanimity       The acrophobiac showed
                                     considerable gonadllanimity when
                                     asked to wash the high windows.
 
Guy de Maupassant:  Person d.M.      My favorite French author, Person
                                     etc.
 
Happiness:  Hagonad                  "I wish you peace and hagonad on
                                     your birthday!"
 
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Well, I hope this little excerpt has brightened your day, life, 15-watt
fluorescent lights, etc.  And now, back to the flaming!
_eo

P.S. If you're wondering about the author's mind, so am I, though she usually
seems sane enough.