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To: Dr. David Gleitman who wrote (797)	9/13/2000 12:09:24 AM
From: Dealer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Well one thing ya got down pat is your timing.....right on time i'd say. Good evening to ya. I guess ya got some sorta timer set for 12:00. That's good at least IT is working fer ya. dealie

To: Dr. David Gleitman who wrote (797)	9/13/2000 12:11:01 AM
From: abstract	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

clear as mud gurunet: Also, on the bum or fritz. Malfunctioning, out of order, broken, as in The TV is on the blink again, or You drive—our car's on the bum. The first of these slangy expressions dates from the late 1800s and possibly alludes to an electric light that flickers on and off (“blinks”); the second, from the same period, possibly is derived from bum in the sense of “a contemptible person”; the third, fritz, dating from about 1900, is of unknown origin.

To: Dr. David Gleitman who wrote (797)	9/13/2000 8:48:10 AM
From: DepyDog	Respond to of 65232

Here ya go Dr.David. on the blink Also, on the bum or fritz. Malfunctioning, out of order, broken, as in The TV is on the blink again, or You drive—our car's on the bum. The first of these slangy expressions dates from the late 1800s and possibly alludes to an electric light that flickers on and off (“blinks”); the second, from the same period, possibly is derived from bum in the sense of “a contemptible person”; the third, fritz, dating from about 1900, is of unknown origin. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------