Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cheviot.uucp Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!qantel!lll-crg!seismo!mcvax!ukc!cheviot!rick From: rick@cheviot.uucp (Rick Brooker) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: About that house in the Netherlands Message-ID: <522@cheviot.uucp> Date: Thu, 28-Nov-85 05:32:59 EST Article-I.D.: cheviot.522 Posted: Thu Nov 28 05:32:59 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 30-Nov-85 06:28:31 EST References: <521@klipper.UUCP> <76@nbs-amrf.UUCP> Reply-To: rick@cheviot.newcastle.ac.uk (Rick Brooker) Organization: U. of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. Lines: 26 Keywords: crap In article <76@nbs-amrf.UUCP> hopp@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Ted Hopp) writes: >> One question: The person who flamed me called my article "crap". This seems >> to be the standard term for articles one doesn't like. >> a) What does the word "crap" mean? >> -- >> Biep. >> {seismo|decvax|philabs|garfield|okstate}!mcvax!vu44!biep > >a) The word "crap" literally means "trash". It has the additional connotation > of excrement or something equally unappealing. > >Ted Hopp {seismo,umcp-cs}!nbs-amrf!hopp I believe the word 'crap' comes from a certain Thomas Crapper, who invented (or was it Patented?) the modern toilet bowl. :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Supreme executive power is derived from a mandate from the masses not from some farcical aquatic ceremony !" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rick (E.R.G) Brooker, Computing Lab., U of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK ARPA : rick%cheviot.newcastle.ac.uk@ucl-cs.arpa JANET : rick@uk.ac.newcastle.cheviot UUCP : !ukc!cheviot!rick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------