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To: sportutegrl

She concludes the diatribe with "bye" which is a short form of "good-bye" which is (I think) a contraction of "God be with you". Which sort of negates her message.


7 posted on 11/30/2004 6:10:41 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
Your etymology is, I think, correct.

Perhaps she meant, "God be with you — to destroy you and kill your children"?

Dan
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24 posted on 11/30/2004 6:29:10 AM PST by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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