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   Hi August -- on Dec 31 2019 at 02:07, you wrote:   
      
   AA> that I did *not* know right away was here: "The curse of St Withold   
   AA> upon these infernal porkers!" said the swine-herd, after blowing his   
   AA> horn obstreperously,.."   I mean, "obstreperous" is not a word that   
   AA> anyone is likely to whip out in conversation.      But maybe I   
   AA> will *now* ! LOL   
      
   I must confess that in my teaching days I would use the word to calm   
   excited students: "Now class, don't be obstreperous!". It puzzled them   
   enough that they settled down (at least for a bit!).   
      
      
   Cheers... Dallas   
      
   --- timEd/NT 1.30+   
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