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Kaffir lily is an offensive name
"Lazarus Cooke" wrote in message om... In article , Darren Garrison wrote: So, I'm assuming that you insist that people not use the word "cretin" to describe an idiot because it is an insult to people from Crete, not use "vandal" to describe someone who damages property because it might offend descendants of the Vandal people? And "bugger" derives from the word from Bulgarian (it really does) I was so sceptical that I cracked my OED. Bugger me, you are right. Franz :L -- Remover the rock from the email address |
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