Date:         Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:38:28 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Volkswagen - Audi - Porsche' training tapes
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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At 09:24 PM 9/21/2009, Jim Felder wrote:
>Why can't people just say ebay instead of "e-place" and walmart
>instead of W**mart and other ridiculous cryptic euphemisms like that?
>
>Snipped from thread < as I have them on "that E-place" also.>

Beats me.  I've seen it a time or two, here and other places, never
had a clue why.  Of course Wal*Mart is just a transcription of their
logo, not the same thing at all.

Yours,
David

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