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  4. From: gtoal@pizzabox.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal)
  5. Subject: Re: Back from the UK
  6. Message-ID: <C1C3CC.HGL@demon.co.uk>
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  9. Organization: Cuddlehogs Anonymous
  10. References: <1993Jan22.030456.31470@watson.ibm.com> <1993Jan22.182449.1280@mala.bc.ca> <C1C17o.29A@ecf.toronto.edu>
  11. Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 01:12:11 GMT
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  14. In article <C1C17o.29A@ecf.toronto.edu> pelton@ecf.toronto.edu (PELTON MATTHEW ALAN) writes:
  15. :>> If, indeed, it is not a question, then would it not be simpler to merely
  16. :>> say "hello"?
  17. :>But isn't "hello" just a contraction of "how the hell are ya"?
  18. :  No.  It's a contraction of "God be with you."
  19.  
  20. Drole!
  21.  
  22. In case anyone doesn't realise this is a joke, hello is derived
  23. from an old word used to call hounds.
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