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|    Mike Powell to MARK LEWIS    |
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|    22 Mar 19 18:18:00    |
      TZUTC: -0400       MSGID: 532.englisht@1:2320/105 20fa9f72       REPLY: 1:3634/12.73 5c93688e       PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Linux Mar 2 2019 GCC 6.3.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.06-Linux r3.105 Mar 2 2019 GCC 6.3.0       > AK> I thought that in English "cat" is male, like a ship is female. ;)              > no, cats are animals and animated objects... ships, cars, trains are not       > animals and are inanimate objects...              That said, ships and cars are often refered to as females by their       captains and owners.              At least traditionally they were... who knows nowadays.              Mike       ---        þ SLMR 2.1a þ Golden Rule: He who has the gold makes the rules.        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 15/2 123/1970 226/17 229/107 426 1014 240/1120 2100 5138       SEEN-BY: 240/5832 5853 8001 8002 249/206 317 261/38 280/5003 313/41       SEEN-BY: 317/3 320/219 322/757 335/364 342/200 393/68 2454/119       PATH: 2320/105 261/38 240/1120 5832 229/426           |
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