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Re: List hell



On Wed, Feb 04, 2004 at 07:05:43PM +0530, Vikram Goyal wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 02:33:57PM +0100, Mike M wrote:
> 
> Sorry, for so late a reply. Am still learning to count.
> O.K. let's see.
> 
> > 1. hip-hip
> 1 hip, 2 hip
> > 2. hip-hip
> 3 hip, 4 hip
> > 3. hip-hip
> 5 hip, 6 hip
> 
> Total 6 hips;))
No Hurray?  3 total expected.

On the origin of "hip-hip hooray", one web author reports
that the phrase may be derived from post-war celebrations and battle cries.
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> vikram...
> Civilization is fun!  Anyway, it keeps me busy!!
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-- 
Mike

Two hundred years ago, we note mischievously, the average American or 
European had a standard of living not very much superior to that of the
average man in India or China. -- dailyreckoning.com