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Who coined this originally? I was reminded of it having just received
a text message from mobile phone company Orange, in response to my
request for them to review their policy of blocking access to this
group (and, I suspect, all of Usenet). I quote:

"Your request has been actioned and the content is confirmed as only
suitable for customers over the age of 18. URL:
http://groups/google.com/group/comp.lang.python"

David
Jun 27 '08 #1
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In article <2c**********************************@d1g2000hsg.g ooglegroups.com>,
David Hughes <df*@forestfield.co.ukwrote:
>
Who coined this originally?
AFAICT, none other than Guido.
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