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To: Voltaire who wrote (7662)	3/15/2000 7:47:00 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) of 35685

Don't let this crap* bother you* A little etymology - a back formation. From: userweb.abelink.com Myth: The word "crap" is derived from Thomas Crapper's name. Fact. The origin of crap is still being debated. Possible sources include the Dutch Krappe; Low German krape meaning a vile and inedible fish; Middle English crappy, and Thomas Crapper. Where crap is derived from Crapper, it is by a process know as, pardon the pun, a back formation. lurking... lurqer

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