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From: nather@utastro.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Letter Salutations
Message-ID: <566@utastro.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Mar-86 11:10:46 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 24 11:10:46 1986
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In article <1400007@ccvaxa>, wombat@ccvaxa.UUCP writes:
> 
> I've always like opening letters with
> 
> Gentle Being,
> 
> Can't remember where I first saw it. No one has ever complained to me that
> they didn't like it.

I don't like it.  It's an oxymoron, Earthman.
-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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