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|    Mike Powell to Dallas Hinton    |
|    to draw    |
|    21 Nov 25 15:03:59    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 2336.englisht@1:2320/105 2d8604cf       REPLY: 1:153/7715.0 92055380       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       COLS: 80       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       FORMAT: flowed       NOTE: Synchronet msgeditor master/123f2d28a        Re: to draw        By: Dallas Hinton to Mike Powell on Fri Nov 21 2025 07:02:39               > The term most likely comes from the idea that people could "withdraw" from o        > area to another, hence "withdrawing room" which migrated to "drawing room".        > It's from a much more formal time than today!               RE: Drawing Room               After reading the definition, I wondered if it wasn't named as such as it was       meant to "draw" people into it to gather. ;) Your idea also makes sense.               Mike       --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 103/705 104/119 105/81 106/201 114/10 128/187 129/14 305       SEEN-BY: 153/7715 154/10 30 50 110 700 218/700 220/20 30 90 221/1       SEEN-BY: 221/6 226/18 30 44 50 227/114 229/110 206 300 317 426 428       SEEN-BY: 229/470 664 700 705 240/1120 266/512 291/111 301/1 113 320/219       SEEN-BY: 322/757 342/200 396/45 460/58 256 1124 5858 712/848 902/26       SEEN-BY: 2320/0 105 304 3634/12 5020/400 1042 8912 5054/30 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 154/10 301/1 460/58 229/426           |
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