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Subject:Re: Sin
From:Al Knoll
Date:Sun, 6 Sep 2009 11:47:32 -0700

Depends.  Here in California Norte, sin can mean without as in sinsemilla
(without seeds,Sp.)  Sinaqua no water.  Sin azucar.  Sin Plomb, the carta
goes on and on.

Always thought that bit about  "Let he who is without sin, cast the first
basura"

No offence intended, to those in glass houses, sugar free houses or grass
houses.

Sin Plomb is what you order south of our border when ordering gasoline
"Magna Sin" is not a large religious crime down there only a well known
brand.

So what do you carry in your sin kit.  (that with which you do not travel).

Pensionerd

On 9/6/09, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:
>
> At 10:31 AM 9/6/2009, David Beierl wrote...
>
>> Incidentally, the word "sin" literally means missing the
>> target you shot at.
>>
>
> Where do you get that? The OED says "ORIGIN Old English, probably
> related to Latin sons 'guilty'." I would have guessed its roots to be
> in "sinister," which literally means "left," but has other meaning
> related to "sin."
>
> Is "frak" OK?
>