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Article #815563Re: PPB: To My Sister / William Wordsworth
From: Michael Pendrago
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 07:53
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 07:53
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On Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 9:59:30 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote: > Yes, I know you have a narrow minded definition of "outdoorsman", obviously, Pendragon. outdoorsman [ out-dawrz-muhn, -dohr- ] noun, plural out·doors·men. 1. a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping. 2. a person who spends much time in the outdoors. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/outdoorsman outdoorsman A nicer name for homeless people than a bum or hobo. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=outdoorsman Theoretically, Stink could have been euphemistically referring to himself as a bum; however, the context of his post (identification with Wordsworth's poem), and my familiarity with Stink's delusions of grandeur (his Dharma Bumhood, for example) lead me to believe that he was using the actual definition (as opposed to the slang). Michael Pendragon "There you bare being baing lying, dishonest post editor Peter...." -- George "Stink" Sulzbach, career pissbum
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