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Re: [OM] The Aussies (Was Tom Scales, watch your back.)

Subject: Re: [OM] The Aussies (Was Tom Scales, watch your back.)
From: "Ian A. Nichols" <I.A.Nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 10:13:50 +0100 (BST)

On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, andrew fildes wrote:

> Now - as the term Fang has become part of the list-speak, should we also
> incorporate the term Oben in a similiar way? 

> Or we could claim to have
> been 'obened' when someone makes a completely unwarranted or scurrilous
> accusation - "I will not be obened like this..."

OK, but in the good old British tradition we'll have to use a double-n
to make the past participle, otherwise it will be just too easy. 

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