RE: RARA-AVIS: zebra crossings/UK noir

From: Anderson, Erick (ETW) ( Erick.Anderson@Nike.com)
Date: 13 Jun 2002


Thanks, Al. I'm going to go home and put it on right now. :-)

Best Regards, Erick

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anderson, Erick (ETW)" < Erick.Anderson@Nike.com>
>
>
> > Can someone across the pond explain to me the meaning of the word "Git"?
> I
> > have a T-Shirt, with a very nicely designed legend that says "Surly
> Gits"
> > emblazoned across the chest, but I'm loath to wear until I find out what
> I'm
> > promoting.
> >
> A worthless or contemptible person. A fool. An variant of "get," still
> used in Scotland. Get = "brat, bastard, contemptible person, fool,
> idiot."
> Derived from "beget", to get with child. A "get" was an illegitimate
> child.
>
> Al Guthrie
>
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