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On Tue, 2006-20-06 at 18:40 -0400, gymsmoke wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > I'm getting somewhat upset about you, if you must know... Why are</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">> > you picking on me? Why are you defending this FUD?</FONT>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">umm - I know this is OT, but what's "FUD" ?</FONT>
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FUD, n. -- something bad someone says about something you like.<BR>
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That's not what it originally meant, but as you can see with Alex here that's the meaning it has taken on over the years. Basically, gymsmoke, the best technique is to ignore anything anybody says when they use the word "FUD". It is a literally meaningless term these days.<BR>
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