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  • From: Michael <michael AT metalab.unc.edu>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] are you 'strapped'?
  • Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 19:32:15 -0400 (EDT)


On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Ron Thigpen wrote:

> and maybe the author should check with some 18-34 yr olds to see if
> "strapped" is a word they associate with the concept of "without
> financial means". for many this is perhaps more synonymous with the

I'm 29, and I frequently hear "strapped" in the first sense. "I'm
strapped for cash" is quite common.

> concept of "carrying a concealed firearm".

In my circles, our word for that is "nutball."

:)

Michael, already donning asbestos undies.

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