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From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP (Guy Harris)
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Subject: Re: So many JEWS???!!!
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Date: Wed, 24-Aug-83 16:56:14 EDT
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On the other hand, one could argue that it's still interesting that Jews use
it - if one found a lot of Christians swearing "by the beard of Allah" it would
be similar.  Christians use the phrase enough that it would be hypocritical
for someone to dump on Jews for using it.

Perhaps the question could have been phrased better, pointing out why it was
curious that Jews used the phrase and emphasizing that it was NOT an attempt
to dump on them.  I suspect it's used by people of all religious persuasions,
just because it has become such a common phrase in Western culture.

	Thank God I'm an atheist,
	Guy Harris
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