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|    Denis Mosko to mark lewis    |
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|    06 Mar 21 18:39:32    |
      MSGID: 1:153/757.1315 43bead89       CHRS: CP866 2       TZUTC: 0300       REPLY: 1435.fido-englisht@1:3634/12 24a8d1e0       Mark!        DM>> Francis Bacon - ok, but what is beacon/becon (from kitchen)?        ML> i'm not exactly sure about the question but bacon is what americans call        ML> thin sliced pork belly that we fry generally for breakfast...        ML> some pics here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon       And next link is "beef".       Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle, particularly skeletal muscle.       Humans have been eating beef since prehistory. Beef is a source of protein and       nutrients :)               ML> on the mixing of bacon and beacon, it is likely another english play on        ML> words that sound similar... we know that bacon is thin sliced pork that        ML> is fried... a beacon is a signal device showing the location of        ML> something... a lighthouse on the sea shore is a beacon... the rotating        ML> white and green light at airports is a beacon... there are also radio        ML> beacons used for travel...       What radio beacons are used for travel?              --- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)        * Origin: WinPoint (1:153/757.1315)       SEEN-BY: 1/19 123 16/0 90/1 105/81 106/127 120/340 123/130 131 129/305       SEEN-BY: 153/105 757 802 6809 7715 154/10 203/0 2 124 221/0 1 6 226/30       SEEN-BY: 227/114 702 229/101 424 426 664 1016 1017 230/0 240/1120       SEEN-BY: 240/2100 5138 5411 5824 5832 5853 249/206 317 261/38 282/1038       SEEN-BY: 317/3 320/119 219 319 322/0 757 342/200 2454/119       PATH: 153/757 221/6 154/10 203/0 320/219 240/5832 229/426           |
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