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To: Bridge Player who wrote (97571)	1/29/2005 5:50:49 PM
From: MichaelSkyy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793750

I just had to look 'vexation' up: dictionary.reference.com vex·a·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vk-sshn) n. The act of annoying, irritating, or vexing. The quality or condition of being vexed; annoyance. A source of irritation or annoyance. [Download or Buy Now] Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. vexation n 1: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: annoyance, chafe] 2: the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed [syn: irritation, annoyance, botheration] 3: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache] 4: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance, annoying, irritation] Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University Your right, she has lost it........un-'freakin' believable!! She surely has me "vexed".... mike

To: Bridge Player who wrote (97571)	1/29/2005 7:04:19 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793750

Karen, to even attempt to define 9/11 as a "vexation" is simply beyond the pale. I don't think you really mean that. You're right. I didn't mean that. I was trying to characterize the overall effort of al Qaida against us, which is more like harassment than war. Main Entry: ha·rass 1 a : EXHAUST, FATIGUE b : to annoy persistently 2 : to worry and impede by repeated raids The 9/11 event was, indeed, very warlike, but it was only one event in an ongoing something-or-other.