Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-sd!hp-sdd!hplabs!decwrl!ucbvax!pasteur!ames!haven!adm!xadmx!rbj@nav.icst.nbs.gov From: rbj@nav.icst.nbs.gov (Root Boy Jim) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: sexist language Message-ID: <17622@adm.BRL.MIL> Date: 22 Nov 88 18:35:04 GMT Sender: news@adm.BRL.MIL Lines: 18 ? $ (Root Boy) Jim Cottrell (301) 975-5688 ? ^^^ ? Hmm. surely you mean 'Root person' :-) ;-) :-) ? - Der I suppose I should share the origin of my name with those of you outside the Beltway. In addition to the obvious UNIX reference, there is a Rock and Roll (of sorts) guy in DC named `Root Boy Slim'. He sings about various types of sleaze and I write about same :-) ? dtynan@zorba.Tynan.COM (Dermot Tynan @ Tynan Computers) ? {apple,mips,pyramid,uunet}!Tynan.COM!dtynan ? --- If the Law is for the People, then why do we need Lawyers? --- (Root Boy) Jim Cottrell (301) 975-5688 or Crackers and Worms -- Breakfast of Champions!