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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "Leo" wrote in message
>> vidual.Net...
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>> On 2020 Feb 21, , Bruce wrote
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>>> You don't believe in man made global warming. Does that also mean
>>> you're in favour of burning as much coal as we want? Because it
>>> doesn't have an effect anyway?
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>> Dude! (see how I did that?) Were running out of coal. Its a
>> diminishing resource. We were supposed to be out of oil long before now.
>> I
>> dont believe Jack from environmental €śscientists€ť. Its lucky for
>> you that old men like me expire, so €śwoke€ť people inherit the Earth. I
>> blame Marco Polo for the mess that you suppose were in.
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>> leo
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>> LOL I still haven't come to terms with the word 'woke'!!! Do you use
>> it??
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>> BTW 'Dude' is still not something I know
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> Wow! My step-grandpa used "dude" but not in the same way that we do today.
> As in, "Ain't he a dude!" Meaning that the man was quite well dressed and
> a
> show off to the ladies.
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> Oh that was nice! Probably not the meaning these days, eh?
Apparently it means any person male or female. For a time it meant male.