At 05:06 PM 6/14/96 +0100, Derek Bell wrote:

In message <Pine.3.89.9606140305.A10802-0100000@netcom19>, jonathon writes:

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Note in passing that both "Baptist" and "Mormon" were originally terms of insult heaped on members of those respective faiths.

I think "Quaker" had a similar history..

Derek Bell

I think "hacker, cyberpunk, and phone phreak" are want people think are insults but me and my friends take them a unthought out complaments. P.s. who ever sent me mail calling me pokey should stop hiding behind a remailer, and show yourself, you coward. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blake "Pokey" Wehlage Age-13 Gaa- 3.69 (for ice hockey goalie) <jwilk@iglou.com> My page- http://www.iglou.com/members/jwilk.html Quote- Does whiskey count as beer? -Homer Simpson