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From: phil@kcl-cs.UUCP (Phil Thompson)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: About that house in the Netherlands
Message-ID: <226@argon.kcl-cs.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Nov-85 10:08:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 28 10:08:08 1985
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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?
>
>a) The word "crap" literally means "trash".  It has the additional connotation
>   of excrement or something equally unappealing.

The origin of the word "crap" is Thomas Crapper. He invented the first flushing
toilet. So "crap", if it means anything, means excrement.

Phil Thompson.