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From: Lee Quinn <>
Subject: Re: Light Magazines?
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 08:48:59 -0400
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Thank you Phil, for a delightful response.

That was the exact purpose of my inane ramblings.
All etymology and no play makes the mind dull and
the heart heavy.

GrampsQ - reiterating that language is funny!
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At 08:58 AM 4/12/03 +0100, Phil & Heather <> wrote:
>At 02:32 PM 4/11/2003, amongst other amusing things Lee Quinn wrote:
>>What are light magazines?
>
>Hi GrampsQ,
>
>Magazines are classified by heaviness:-
>
>Light magazines are those that provide the reader with light reading, that
>is they do not require the reader to have a degree or other higher
>education and intended for relaxation. Given a supply of natural light
>from the sun, of course they can be self-charging. Useful for reading in bed.
>
>Medium magazines are intended for use at seances or for those who can
>foretell the future. A Ouija board can come in handy here, either for
>tapping on (whilst reading?) or for holding the magazine when a firm base
>is felt necessary.
>
>Heavy magazines, often called tomes, are those which contain many
>advertisements and they make for heavy reading, if only because it is
>necessary to pass over the advertisements to get to the real meat, the
>editorial stuff. They are attractive to those into drug taking ("heavy
>man, heavy") and others, of course.
>
>Now, on the subject of owls:- remember from your childhood the following?
>
>YYUR
>YYUB
>ICURYY4ME
>
>(Too wise you are, two wise you be, I see you are too wise for me)
>
>Owls are supposed to be wise - I wonder why?
>
>Next: the REBUS - not to be confused with the Red Bus - those that travel
>around London, UK - and which led to the complaint that things are like
>red buses, you wait for an eternity and then two or more turn up at the
>same time!
>
>Why is a ouija board so called - it seems to be composed of the word "YES"
>in two languages - French and German? Is it purely because it is used to
>tap out the answer to yes/no questions?
>
>Phil in cold London Town, UK.
>
>
>
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