X-Google-Thread: f996b,1d31b194b73fc9a2 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news2.google.com!news4.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sn-xt-sjc-03!sn-xt-sjc-01!sn-post-sjc-02!sn-post-sjc-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Dan Q" Newsgroups: USENET_News.alt.ascii-art,alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: ASCII Art Fart for Mon, 2007 Jan 8: #2755 PALIMPSEST Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:27:34 -0500 Organization: The X-BIT BBS Message-ID: <45A5AEB7.28025.altasci@x-bit.org> X-Comment-To: Faux_Tran In-Reply-To: References: X-FTN-PID: Synchronet 3.13a-Win32 Sep 11 2005 MSC 1200 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20061206) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: x-bit.org [Synchronet 3.13a-Win32 NewsLink 1.83] X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 22 Xref: g2news2.google.com alt.ascii-art:2857 To: Faux_Tran Faux_Tran wrote: > From Newsgroup: alt.ascii-art > > #2755 PALIMPSEST In case anyone was wondering what that was, I just looked it up on M-W.com: Main Entry: pa�limp�sest Pronunciation: 'pa-l&m(p)-"sest, p&-'lim(p)- Function: noun Etymology: Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsEstos scraped again, from palin + psEn to rub, scrape; akin to Sanskrit psAti, babhasti he chews 1 : writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased 2 : something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface -Dan --- Synchronet 3.13a-Win32 NewsLink 1.83 * The X-BIT BBS - Portland, Oregon - telnet://x-bit.org