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Re: Stupid Question

To: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Stupid Question
From: "Nicholas R. Hostettler" <nhostet@michbar.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 19:55:16 -0700
Mark J Bradakis wrote:
> 
>    I'm new to the list but am enjoying it.  This may be obvious but what does
>    the term "LBC" mean?  It is used by subscribers occasionally.
> 
> Yes, it is an EXTREMELY stupid question.  The answer is in the intro file
> that you SHOULD have read when you subscribed.  If you didn't read it, you
> have no business being on the list.  For all the other Clueless Mouse Pilots
> like you I've included it below.
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> mjb.
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> mjb.
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A three letter word at the beginning of most dictionaries comes to mind.

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