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From: r2d2@dsd.UUCP (Bob Runyon)
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Subject: Re: f*cking
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Date: Sun, 31-Mar-85 16:22:15 EST
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Greetings Earthlings

	I now see why you use the form 'UN*X'
rather than 'UN?X'
		 because 'UN*X' could be 'UN????????????X'
while 'UN?X' only specifies a single character...

> > amanda
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > got a new mailer??  oh, USE it on me, baby!!
> 
> Actually, *'s are often times used to ward off legal-sort of hassles.
> i.e. F*CK, UN*X...  the actual meaning is quite obvious but one can always
> claim otherwise.
> 
> -eli
> -- 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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