----- Original Message -----
From: DAVID HAMPSON <david.hampson@babydiddy.force9.co.uk>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 9:48 AM
Subject: Subject: (idm) a girlie grumble
quoted 3 lines "richard is dick extended" <<> >>"richard is dick extended" <<
>
> Just to point out in England the traditional short form of Richard is
Dick;
quoted 1 line the long (extended) version of Dick is therefore Richard. I thought it> the long (extended) version of Dick is therefore Richard. I thought it
was
quoted 7 lines quite clever really!> quite clever really!
>
> Of course, nowadays Dick is gradually being replaced by Rich for obvious
> reasons!
>
> BABY DIDDY
>
my name is Thad Biggerstaff. made quite a few playground jokes, to which i
always replied "but its true..." ;)
but my father's name is a doosey- Richard Biggerstaff- and he actually goes
by the traditional short form of Dick...
Dick Biggerstaff.
yup thats my pa :)
-Thad