On 8/15/2008 5:01 PM Oliver Mueller-Heubach wrote:

> Sorry. Diarrhea of the mouth/keyboard. Studying for doctoral exams

It shows!

> and guess it has me in an ornery mood.

Or in a frame of mind to present a good argument. Thanks for not
including a references section, though.

> Shutting up now.

No need to shut up -- just match the speech to the forum. Here we talk
Vanagons.

<Jams hands into pockets, and whistles tunelessly while rocking back and
forth on feet. Acting all innocent and everything as if he himself had
never been guilty of the sin of going Off-Topic on a buff* forum.>

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* See meaning #4, below.

buff(1) /b?f/ �noun
1.      a soft, thick, light-yellow leather with a napped surface, originally
made from buffalo skin but later also from other skins, used for making
belts, pouches, etc.
2.      a brownish-yellow color; tan.
3.      a buff stick or buff wheel.
4.      a devotee or well-informed student of some activity or subject: Civil
War buffs avidly read the new biography of Grant.

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