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In message , Janet
Baraclough.. writes
The message eZ0mc.172$3s2.79@newsfe6-win
from "Ch. Rajinder Nijjhar Jatt"
contains these words:

HOLY SPIRIT (snip offtopic rant)

This is a gardening newsgroup, kindly stop abusing it.

...and there I was thinking I'd contributed to a composting thread

Well, part of it has been assigned to the compost heap, so in a way
you're right.

Janet.