Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site linus.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!smk From: smk@linus.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer) Newsgroups: net.legal Subject: Re: rum and cola (a platypus) Message-ID: <307@linus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 31-Aug-83 22:14:27 EDT Article-I.D.: linus.307 Posted: Wed Aug 31 22:14:27 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Sep-83 06:25:14 EDT References: <361@seismo.UUCP> Organization: MITRE Corp., Bedford MA Lines: 15 OK, I have stayed out of this long enough. In our neck of the woods (and I dare to say, a few other parts of the country), the collective form of a rum (specifically Bacardi) and a cola drink is called a P L A T Y P U S Variations abound: Bacardi and diet cola Light Platypus Bacardi, (diet) cola, twist (Light) Platypus Dancing Cola only Straight Platypus This is no joke. There are many people in net land that will verify this. ... so, next time order a platypus. -- --steve kramer {allegra,genrad,ihnp4,utzoo,philabs,uw-beaver}!linus!smk (UUCP) linus!smk@mitre-bedford (ARPA)