[tech-spec] Re: General ?
- From: Tom McCubbin <tmccubbin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tech-spec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:23:24 -0400
Growing up in Annapolis, MD, i learned a (naval academy) plebe was
someone who stole your high school girlfriend ...
hence, i have always aspired (secretly) to be a plebe.
-tom
BBands wrote:
>>As a plebeian to the list, I wanted to ask a few questions.
>>
>>
>
>Aha!
>
>As a youngster I had the misfortune of attending a military academy,
>Culver--my choice, completely clueless. Upon arrival I learned that I was a
>plebe, which I thought a term invented to denigrate. I was correct, but
>today I learned its Latin root. Of course plebe was not explained, nor was
>anything else. I guess we were supposed to intuit it all, which I never did,
>hence an early departure.
>
>So, no plebes here, just fellow travelers. (e will hang me for that when he
>sees it!)
>
> --jab
>
>
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