Re: Just treat Obama like you treated Bush

On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:35:01 GMT, "Beldin the Sorcerer"
<beldinyyz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That's not the only use for the word. But then, you knew that.


It's the only way I've ever heard it used till now. It's also the
only use that appears in the dictionary.
Go show me a dictionary definition for 'river' as a verb.


"River" as a verb has only recently come into the lexicon. Eventually,
it will appear in dictionaries. Your use of the term "survalist" is
unique to you.
.

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