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Woodsy
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Message 88 of 301 (396210)
04-19-2007 7:03 AM
Reply to: Message 66 by Archer Opteryx
04-18-2007 5:52 PM


Re: Ignorance -- a choice, perhaps, but is it bliss?
Why would a person who feels so empowered choose a handle like I Can't?
I don't remember him(?) using an apostrophe. I found this definition of "cant" in one of the online dictionaries. Others had similar explanations.
"To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic."

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