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From: "Sean P. Kane" <spkane@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: RE: [gentoo-dev] Larry the Cow
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 11:19:52
Message-Id: C42D120999B1CC4C886B6BB2832F356019B794@hermes.genomatica.com
1 Cattle?
2
3 But, we've had this discussion here before.....
4
5 > -----Original Message-----
6 > From: Thomas M. Beaudry [mailto:k8la@×××××××××.com]
7 > Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 08:00
8 > To: Gavin Jones
9 > Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o
10 > Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Larry the Cow
11 >
12 >
13 >
14 > > Just one question, "Larry" the cow, surely a cow is female
15 > and a bull
16 > > is male ?
17 >
18 > Wow, you're right. I was about to argue with you but decided
19 > to follow my own advice and look it up first. According to
20 > the Oxford dictionary it's a female bovine at least one year
21 > old that has given birth.
22 >
23 > So, is there a non-sex implying term other than bovine? I
24 > can't find one.
25 >
26 >
27 > --
28 > Thomas M. Beaudry
29 > k8la / ys1ztm
30 >
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Larry the Cow "Thomas M. Beaudry" <k8la@×××××××××.com>