Laura Creighton lac at strakt.com
Sat Feb 8 17:25:00 EST 2003

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> AAhz:
> >  So where does namecalling get us?  Pfui.
> 
> Pfui?  Is that in Hong Kong?  You know, Hong Kong Pfui?
> 
> Err, ummm, *ducking*
> 
>                     Andrew
>                     dalke at dalkescientific.com
> 
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It made me think of Nero Wolfe, a fictional detective written by
novelist Rex Stout.  'Pfui' was one of his most common expressions.
And when accused of cowardice, he (Wolfe) said: 'I can dodge folly
without backing into Fear.'  (_The Doorbell Rang_, 1965).

Laura

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