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|    Mike Powell to ANTON SHEPELEV    |
|    New Year's Day.    |
|    31 Jan 21 13:51:00    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1496.englisht@1:2320/105 247c424a       REPLY: 2:221/6.0 6015bac0       PID: Synchronet 3.18c-Linux master/dcb003099 Dec 31 2020 GCC 7.5.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.12-Linux master/dcb003099 Dec 31 2020 GCC 7.5.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       > AS>> Not quite, on account of grin's negative       > AS>> connotations. Consider, if you will, Son       > AS>> Houses's great song "Grinnin' in your face".       > MP> Well, I did not say it meant "polite smile." :)              > I appeal to the dictionary:              Maybe it is a regionalism, but "grin" is most used in this part of the US       without negative connotation as a synonym to "smile." I would agree grin is       a word that requires context, as does smile.              > Here you are -- a rare alternate take:              > https://freeshell.de/~antonius/file_host/SonHouse-GrinninIn       ourFace-alt.fla              > Having no no loudspeaker connected to my PC, I ask       > to let me if it happens to be the wrong file.              Thank you, I will give it a listen!              Mike               * SLMR 2.1a * May The Force be with you...       --- SBBSecho 3.12-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 105/81 120/340 123/131 129/305 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 227/702 229/101 424 426 664 1016 1017 240/1120 1634 1895       SEEN-BY: 240/2100 5138 5411 5832 5853 8001 8002 8005 249/206 317 261/38       SEEN-BY: 280/5003 313/41 317/3 320/219 322/757 335/364 342/200 371/52       SEEN-BY: 382/147 2454/119       PATH: 2320/105 261/38 240/1120 5832 229/426           |
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