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From: Phil.Scovell@f810.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Phil Scovell)
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Subject: Re: Blink
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Date: 21 Jun 91 19:12:28 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Willie,

Didn't the word "blink" come from the blinkers, isn't that what they call
them, which are placed on horses in order to keep them from looking anywhere
but straight ahead?  Yes, that is correct...I just stopped and looked it up
in the dictionary and it says that blinkers are blinders.  The dictionary
also had some other interesting things to say about the word blink itself.

Phil.

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