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petered out come to the end of its useful life finished run its course little more to be said on the subject boring now nothing to do with *peters* of the sort darwin you lateral thinker you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! judy >From: "Hawkins, Darwin" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Wrong. >Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 14:10:33 -0500 > >And you continue to eject some fun. > >Could some English whiz out there tell us the origins of "petered out"? >I know it is commonly used, even in polite company, so maybe it doesn't >originate from where I suspect. Similar Arkansas expression is "plum >tuckered out" and that means more than just tired. > > ---------- > > From: B. Bruce Anderson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 3:45 AM > > Subject: Fw: Wrong. > > > > I just received this personal e-mail and am not sure what to make of it. > > I > > had thought this issue had petered out, but apparently it was keeping > > someone awake. I did not write my critique of the infamous ''porn >site,'' > > with the intention of insulting anyone - actually I was trying to inject >a > > bit of fun. If it was not taken as such, I do apologize. > > > > BBA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Alex Silvia <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 2:35 AM > > Subject: Wrong. > > > > > > > Hey Bruce > > > > > > I would like you to go back to Stvlive.com, and *without* clicking a > > link > > to > > > -leave- the site, find me ONE pornographic, or even sexually related > > picture > > > on the site. I am sure you are new to the whole computer scene, and >its > > hard > > > for you to be aware when you leave a site or when you stay on it, but > > > stvlive.com is rated PG, 100%, from top to bottom. And I thought >Bill's > > > letter about his daughter was one of the sweetest things I have ever > > read. > > > You should be ashamed of yourself for insulting him on something he is > > so > > > proud of. > > > > > > Alex > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > > http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.