In <IPENLGKJKINBLMIIFHJMOEDMCKAA.o.greve@xxxxxxx>, on 10/24/01 at 10:02
AM,
"Olaf Greve" <o.greve@xxxxxxx> said:
>. More nights burning up the midnight oil (that's what I nickname coffee),
Olafo, since you seem to be keen on some English expressions, here's one
for you: substitute "lucubrate" [actually, Latin] for "burning the
midnight oil." I used to love throwing the word around in the old days
and bringing everyone's face around with an expression of, "what's
that?"
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les clark / edgewater, nj / usa
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