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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 11:05:17 CST
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- From: Natalie Maynor <maynor@RA.MSSTATE.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Questions
- Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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- > Note US Milky Ways aren't the same as UK Milky Ways.
-
- What are UK Milky Ways like?
-
- > these are proper airguns and dangerous enough to do real injury. Over here
-
- They're not likely to do injury to anything but eyes. I speak from the
- experience of having been shot in the arm by a BB gun. It stung but didn't
- really injure. I'm not, however, disputing what Graham said about "real
- injury." Blindness is pretty real. I've noticed that in the enormous
- collection of dangerous toys young Jeffrey (of the other night's e-mail
- greetings) has had, BB guns have been notably absent. My brother (Jeffrey's
- father) is an ophthalmic surgeon. I think there's a connection.
-
- > you have to be > 16 to own one, and aren't allowed to discharge it in
- > public: private property only or a licensed target range.
-
- I don't think BB guns are very common in this country anymore. They were
- everywhere when I was a child, but I don't remember having noticed them in
- recent years. People may be catching on.
-
- > Does 'Oil of Wintergreen' mean anything to you? Ever do athletics. Yuk.
-
- Oil of Wintergreen rings no bells with me, although I do like the taste of
- Wintergreen mints. Do what kind of athletics?
- --Natalie (maynor@ra.msstate.edu)
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