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Old 07-18-2005, 19:27   #20
Bill Harsey
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Originally Posted by Airbornelawyer
Littoral is a very useful word, albeit easily confused with literal, so I would avoid using it over the radio.

How about riparian?
Sir,
the word "riparian" would immediately denote the user as belonging to one of dozens if not hundreds of anti-resource providing industry groups in the greater neighborhood of the Pacific Northwest.

To properly use this word one needs to be of caucasian origins and wear the top hairs in long dreadlocks intertwined with detritus from any given number of precious stands of old growth forest.

If anyone doesn't understand this, you need to plan an educational vacation to Oregon or Col. Moroneys country.
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