Re: Howdy

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Salaam them Lakers, baby.

Which is on a piece with "shalom."

Aleekim/aleichim.

This all has to do with skiing, right? Slolom down to a lake?

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Yes, all the same phrase, with lots of potential for slanging; but I'm not sure I want to contribute to the debasement of my language. Dude.

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De basement is where people are always moaning their culture is heading.

Somehow the basement stairs remain infinitely long, and, strangely, often lead upwards.

But these kids, today: their music is just noise, I tell you!

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Indeed. I don't know if it's in the definition I linked, but one of the sample uses was by Henry James.

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