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From: lmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Laurie Mann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Erica sighted alive and well...
Keywords: RSN
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Date: 6 May 91 13:34:35 GMT
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In article <23169@lanl.gov> jpm@lanl.gov (James P Mcgee) writes:
> When questioned about the existance of NUG 13 (and 14), the answer
> was "RSN" (for those of you who don't read Jerry Pournelles columns,
> that means Real Soon Now, sometimes a synonym for "maybe this century",
> sometimes a synonym for "I'm working as hard as I can".)

RSN can ALSO mean "I may never had the TIME to work on it,
but I haven't completely" OR "I really want to blow this off,
but I can't completely so I'll do it REAL SOON NOW."

<>[The principle of] legal subordination of one sex to the 
<>other--is wrong in itself...it ought to be replaced by a
<>principle of perfect equality, admitting no power or 
<>privilege on the one side, nor disability on the other.
<>The Subjection of Women (1869), John Stuart Mill

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