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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Discovery!  Save Money!
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Date: Sat, 7-Dec-85 12:04:54 EST
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> > If "fortification" means a very large fort, why doesn't "ratification"
> > mean a very large rat?
> And "ramification" should mean a very large ram,
> and "personification" should mean a very large person,
> and "classification" should mean a very large class,
> and "certification" should mean a very large Cert's breath mint,
> and "solidification" should mean a very large solid,
> and "codification" should mean a very large cod,

calcification		should apply to calculations involving large numbers
decertification		should apply to a severe case of bad breath
dignification		should apply to large excavations
edification		should apply to editing large files
electrification		should apply to voltages found in lightning
falsification		should apply to brassieres for large women
intensification		should apply to increases by powers of ten
justification		should apply solely to the US Supreme Court
magnification		should apply only to superconducting magnets
modification		should apply to the new number of mod.* newsgroups
mortification		should apply to disasters having a large loss of life
nullification		should apply to the total storage capacity of /dev/null
ossifification		should apply only to dinosaur bones
pacification		should apply to oceans approaching the Pacific in size
petrification		should apply to kennels and catteries	
pontification		should apply to Popes weighing > 100 kg
rectification		should apply to severe cases of diarrhea
saponification		should apply to Extra Large Economy Size soap packages
signification		should apply to excessive graphics in .signatures
syllabification		should apply to excessive sylly shit like this posting
testification		should apply to people with big balls
unification		should apply to the increasing number of UNIX systems

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