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"Chris Johnson" |
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27 Jan 2006 11:26:42 AM |
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aa - Definition: athy |
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 11:56:46 AM |
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"Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com> wrote in message
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As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
I like it! Contact the Oxford English Dictionary people immediately! :-)
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
http://www.ashenempires.com
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| User: "Uncle Vic" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 12:47:10 PM |
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Once upon a time in alt.atheism, dear sweet Denis Loubet
(dloubet@io.com) made the light shine upon us with this:
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a
fine taste in music.
I like it! Contact the Oxford English Dictionary people immediately!
:-)
Webster too. Let's get that "People who believe there is no god"
***** out of the dictionary for good.
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Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011, aw Hellboy #5
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
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| User: "Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 12:35:44 PM |
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"Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
You left out "charm and good looks".
--
rb #2187
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 01:32:12 PM |
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"Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" <stoshu@bellsouth.net.pa> wrote in message
news:4KtCf.4325$Ou1.2401@tornado.socal.rr.com...
"Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
You left out "charm and good looks".
As well as "wicked sense of humor" ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 02:02:39 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:43vamrF1pir05U1@individual.net...
"Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" <stoshu@bellsouth.net.pa> wrote in message
news:4KtCf.4325$Ou1.2401@tornado.socal.rr.com...
"Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
You left out "charm and good looks".
As well as "wicked sense of humor" ;)
Hmmm, I sense a battle brewing over the order of the definitions.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
http://www.ashenempires.com
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 02:08:20 PM |
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"Denis Loubet" <dloubet@io.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:43vamrF1pir05U1@individual.net...
"Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" <stoshu@bellsouth.net.pa> wrote in message
news:4KtCf.4325$Ou1.2401@tornado.socal.rr.com...
"Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
You left out "charm and good looks".
As well as "wicked sense of humor" ;)
Hmmm, I sense a battle brewing over the order of the definitions.
And you're suprised by this, why? :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 03:00:05 PM |
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Denis Loubet wrote:
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:43vamrF1pir05U1@individual.net...
"Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" <stoshu@bellsouth.net.pa> wrote in message
news:4KtCf.4325$Ou1.2401@tornado.socal.rr.com...
"Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
You left out "charm and good looks".
As well as "wicked sense of humor" ;)
Hmmm, I sense a battle brewing over the order of the definitions.
Perhaps we should end it with ",,," and allow the definition to be
expanded indefinitely by the invoker.
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| User: "Brian E. Clark" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 04:51:04 PM |
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In article <43vamrF1pir05U1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff said...
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
You left out "charm and good looks".
As well as "wicked sense of humor" ;)
I guess "modesty" is not in the running, though. :)
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Brian E. Clark
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| User: "Kate " |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 06:10:02 PM |
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On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:51:04 -0500, Brian E. Clark
<reply@newsgroup.only.please> wrote:
In article <43vamrF1pir05U1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff said...
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
You left out "charm and good looks".
As well as "wicked sense of humor" ;)
I guess "modesty" is not in the running, though. :)
Reality if what doesn't go away when you stop believing in something.
I don't think modesty plays a part in that.
:)
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 02:53:06 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Ron Baker, Pluralitas!" <stoshu@bellsouth.net.pa> wrote in message
news:4KtCf.4325$Ou1.2401@tornado.socal.rr.com...
"Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
You left out "charm and good looks".
As well as "wicked sense of humor" ;)
I considered that one, but thought it too close to on topic around
here. Some one calls me athiest, and I want to be able to take some
absolutely wild tangent if I feel in the mood.
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| User: "Thurisaz, Germanic barbarian" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 12:13:00 PM |
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Chris Johnson wrote:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
I'm not entirely sure about the last one (what's you fav music anyway?), but
the others...
*thumbs up*
--
"To his friend a man a friend shall prove,
And gifts with gifts requite;
But men shall mocking with mockery answer,
And fraud with falsehood meet."
(The Poetic Edda)
Must have been written with fundies in mind...
Why I am not a christian:
http://www.carcosa.de/nojebus/nojebus
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
27 Jan 2006 03:11:55 PM |
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Thurisaz, Germanic barbarian wrote:
Chris Johnson wrote:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
I'm not entirely sure about the last one (what's you fav music anyway?), but
the others...
That changes fairly regularly. I get in kicks of various artists. My
favorite at the moment is Bright Eyes.
In general though, as long as the music is original and is interesting
or catchy, I'm a fan. Most genres of the past century (and classical as
well) or so have some artists that fit that. The only genres that I
dislike *most* of the music in are country and rap. (I'm also not a fan
of modern gospel of the variety they play in megachurches.)
*thumbs up*
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| User: "Thurisaz, Germanic barbarian" |
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27 Jan 2006 11:40:50 PM |
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Chris Johnson wrote:
That changes fairly regularly. I get in kicks of various artists. [...]
Sounds pretty similar to myself ;)
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"To his friend a man a friend shall prove,
And gifts with gifts requite;
But men shall mocking with mockery answer,
And fraud with falsehood meet."
(The Poetic Edda)
Must have been written with fundies in mind...
Why I am not a christian:
http://www.carcosa.de/nojebus/nojebus
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| User: "chibiabos" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
30 Jan 2006 01:44:25 PM |
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In article <1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
Chris Johnson <effigies@gmail.com> wrote:
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
"Athy" is the archaic form of "athine," the principle element of which
all atheists are made.
Cf. http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Atheism
-chib
--
Member of SMASH
Sarcastic Middla Aged Atheists with a Sense of Humor
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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31 Jan 2006 02:20:42 AM |
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On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:44:25 -0800, chibiabos <chibiabos@nospam.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <300120061144253786%chibiabos@nospam.com>
In article <1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
Chris Johnson <effigies@gmail.com> wrote:
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
"Athy" is the archaic form of "athine," the principle element of which
all atheists are made.
New gases:
Athene
Athine
Athane
Athyne
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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31 Jan 2006 11:36:44 AM |
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Michael Gray wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:44:25 -0800, chibiabos <chibiabos@nospam.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <300120061144253786%chibiabos@nospam.com>
In article <1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
Chris Johnson <effigies@gmail.com> wrote:
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
"Athy" is the archaic form of "athine," the principle element of which
all atheists are made.
New gases:
Athene
Athine
Athane
Athyne
Beware: inhalation of these gases may make subject giddy and lose some
portion of their faculty for self-delusion.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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31 Jan 2006 07:42:11 PM |
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On 31 Jan 2006 09:36:44 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1138729004.485033.3240@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Michael Gray wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:44:25 -0800, chibiabos <chibiabos@nospam.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <300120061144253786%chibiabos@nospam.com>
In article <1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
Chris Johnson <effigies@gmail.com> wrote:
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
So this is a request for a definition of "athy".
I submit the following:
athy
adj., -ier -iest.
Exhibiting or having the traits of rationality, skepticism, and a fine
taste in music.
"Athy" is the archaic form of "athine," the principle element of which
all atheists are made.
New gases:
Athene
Athine
Athane
Athyne
Beware: inhalation of these gases may make subject giddy and lose some
portion of their faculty for self-delusion.
Antidotes to Athine inhalation:
Assinine Trioxode
Dogma Hydroxy Futile Credulide (I.V.)
Bi-god of soda
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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27 Jan 2006 09:33:18 PM |
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On 27 Jan 2006 09:26:42 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
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I am unable to determine whether or not the proposed etymology is
tongue-in-cheek or not.
Can you please clarify?
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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27 Jan 2006 11:42:26 PM |
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Michael Gray wrote:
On 27 Jan 2006 09:26:42 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
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I am unable to determine whether or not the proposed etymology is
tongue-in-cheek or not.
Can you please clarify?
It is. Very much so. I saw yet another post that called us "athiests"
and for some reason I started musing over what "athy" might mean.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: aa - Definition: athy |
28 Jan 2006 05:21:23 AM |
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On 27 Jan 2006 21:42:26 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1138426945.968441.25550@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
Michael Gray wrote:
On 27 Jan 2006 09:26:42 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1138382802.950429.66090@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>
As a member of alt.atheism, I am regularly called "athiest". Now, given
my rigorous grammatical training, I know that "athiest" is the
superlative of the adjective "athy". I have not seen a definition for
the term, so I thought perhaps those to whom it has been applied would
be best suited to define it.
:
I am unable to determine whether or not the proposed etymology is
tongue-in-cheek or not.
Can you please clarify?
It is. Very much so. I saw yet another post that called us "athiests"
and for some reason I started musing over what "athy" might mean.
Oh, good.
For a minute there...
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