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RE: Birds of a feather (BOF).

2002-06-26 06:40:14
From: Lloyd Wood <l(_dot_)wood(_at_)eim(_dot_)surrey(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk>
To: wcraig72 <wcraig72(_at_)yahoo(_dot_)com>
cc: Margaret Wasserman <mrw(_at_)windriver(_dot_)com>, ietf 
<ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>

......where does BOF come from?  I understand the meaning but why is it used
here?

Birds of a Feather flock together.

That may be a little terse for those who didn't recognize the shorter phrase.
So see http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Birds+of+a+Feather+flock+together%22
including http://www.xrefer.com/entry/629587
http://www.goenglish.com/BirdsOfAFeatherFlockTogether.asp
http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/birds.asp


Vernon Schryver    vjs(_at_)rhyolite(_dot_)com



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