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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (2271)3/27/1999 12:28:00 PM
From: Edwarda  Respond to of 4711
 
Laughing myself to tears....

Go, CTC!



To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (2271)3/27/1999 5:47:00 PM
From: E  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 4711
 
I was fully aware of the two meanings of the word you cited, but I used yet a third. My source is volume VII of the Oxford English Dictionary.

obstaclette -- that which stands in the way of breakfast



To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (2271)3/27/1999 10:53:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Respond to of 4711
 
Oy gevalt, what have I wrought?
Perhaps I should have invoked "obstaclinos" instead. They are virtually massless and interact only very weakly even with the densest subject matter.


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