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Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Jun 2001 18:53:05 EDT
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Tom writes:

> Hmmm... as they say, there is more than one way to flay feline flesh, so I
>  won't (completely) argue with you on these points, just point out my
view...

I feel a profound need to correct a most overt and egregious technical error
in Tom's posting: the common saying, "there's more than one way to skin a
cat," has nothing to do with cats (felines)! The saying is referring to
catfish (siluriformes)!

See e.g.:

     http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/amerispeak/advice.htm
     http://www.marshbunny.com/mbunny/acatfish.html
     http://news.nbd.dk/nov-lst/1996_12/0933.html

Thus, the correct equivalent saying would be there's more than one way to
flay siluriform flesh.

Wirt Atmar

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