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From: "Christopher Breeze" <classicfedora@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Meaning of "folks"
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:18:43 -0400
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...as another example, if you've ever watched Bugs Bunny, Loony Toons
cartoons, you know that Porky Pig usually ended by saying, "T-T-That's all,
folks" speaking to you - the audience. These are cartoons that are over 50
years old -another reason I'd dispute the fact that it's a recent change in
the English language.
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