Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!vsi!friedl
From: friedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Black hole file
Message-ID: <1020@vsi.COM>
Date: 19 Jan 89 07:44:42 GMT
References: <498@sdrc.UUCP> <1019@vsi.COM> <9429@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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In article <1019@vsi.COM> friedl@vsi.COM (Stephen J. Friedl) writes:
>P.S. - what about the *gals* on the net? ;-)

In article <9429@smoke.BRL.MIL>, gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn ) writes:
> Can we stop it with this "sexist language" shit?
> "Guys" is generic except when specifically contrasted to "gals"
> or "dolls", which wasn't being done here.  I sometimes refer to
> females here as "you guys" and I've heard females do the same.

Excuse me for not making the smiley large enough.  I'm the last
guy on the net (well, maybe second to last behind you) to
seriously be concerned about boy-vs-girl references in common
speech.

The entire posting was in a light tone making fun of Larry:
lighten up a bit, Doug.

     Steve

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