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Yout' is wasted on the ....
From:
Mary Krugman <[log in to unmask]>
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Keep your hands off me, you filthy human!
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Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:08:19 EDT
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In a message dated 8/14/2001 3:30:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> In my yout'

Ralph:

A propos of absolutely nothing, I just heard that "yout' " came from Irish
immigrants who couldn't pronounce the soft "th" sound (Irish doesn't use that
sound). True, do y'suppose?

-- Maid O' the Mist

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