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Treeware

Hacker slang for documentation or other printed material.

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It is unclear from historical documentation which war the Salvation Army fought, but it is apparent from their spoils that they won. www.english-slang.com

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(August, 1975) There's nothing like looking at vacation pictures to put guests in a traveling mood.

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Jean Rostand, "Le Mariage", 1927

Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife; she has thought much worse things about you.

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[Cobweb] A WWW site that never changes.