jam@dcl-cs.UUCP (John A. Mariani) (11/29/85)
In article <226@argon.kcl-cs.UUCP> phil@argon.UUCP (Phil Thompson) writes: >In article <76@nbs-amrf.UUCP> hopp@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Ted Hopp) writes: >>> What does the word "crap" mean? >> The word "crap" literally means "trash" >The origin of the word "crap" is Thomas Crapper. He invented the first flushing >toilet. So "crap", if it means anything, means excrement. I was once told (many years ago) that crap stands for C oncentrated R ecycled A nimal P rotein And if it doesn't, I think it should! p.s. Should this discussion be in "net.followup"? And if not, where does it belong? (net.crap, anybody?) -- "You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars...." UUCP: ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!jam DARPA: jam%lancs.comp@ucl-cs | Post: University of Lancaster, JANET: jam@uk.ac.lancs.comp | Department of Computing, Phone: +44 524 65201 ext 4467 | Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK.
jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao) (11/30/85)
In article <832@dcl-cs.UUCP> jam@comp.lancs.ac.uk (John A. Mariani) writes: >p.s. Should this discussion be in "net.followup"? And if not, where > does it belong? (net.crap, anybody?) I suggest net.bizarre. (And, yes, I know that that's been cancelled. That's rather the point. ;-}) -- Joe Yao hadron!jsdy@seismo.{CSS.GOV,ARPA,UUCP}
speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker) (12/04/85)
>I was once told (many years ago) that crap stands for > > C oncentrated > R ecycled > A nimal > P rotein > >And if it doesn't, I think it should! > >-- >"You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars...." > >UUCP: ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!jam >DARPA: jam%lancs.comp@ucl-cs | Post: University of Lancaster, >JANET: jam@uk.ac.lancs.comp | Department of Computing, >Phone: +44 524 65201 ext 4467 | Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK. Unfortunately, only is severe digestive disorders does it contain any significant amount of protein. Rather, primarily: Water Bacterial remains Indigestible fiber then a host of minor components --Kne
jam@dcl-cs.UUCP (John A. Mariani) (12/08/85)
In article <562@ttidcb.UUCP> speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker) writes: >>Me : >>I was once told that crap stands for >>C oncentrated R ecycled A nimal P rotein >Unfortunately, only is severe digestive disorders does it contain any >significant amount of protein. Rather, primarily: > Water > Bacterial remains > Indigestible fiber > then a host of minor components Oh Crap! No wonder I haven't been feeling too good recently.... -- "You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars...." UUCP: ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!jam DARPA: jam%lancs.comp@ucl-cs | Post: University of Lancaster, JANET: jam@uk.ac.lancs.comp | Department of Computing, Phone: +44 524 65201 ext 4467 | Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK.
kay@warwick.UUCP (Kay Dekker) (12/09/85)
In article <562@ttidcb.UUCP> speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker) writes: [quoting: someone else] >>I was once told (many years ago) that crap stands for >> >> C oncentrated >> R ecycled >> A nimal >> P rotein >> >>And if it doesn't, I think it should! > >Unfortunately, only is severe digestive disorders does it contain any >significant amount of protein. Rather, primarily: > > Water > Bacterial remains > Indigestible fiber > then a host of minor components Yes, but why spoil a good folk-etymology with facts? and anyway, CRAP is a lot easier to pronounce than WBIt... :-) "wabbit"? Kay. -- "Be careful: the system is complex and chaotic, though it has many attractive features..." _The Pot-holes of the Yorkshire Moors_ ... mcvax!ukc!warwick!flame!kay
me345.3@uiucme.UUCP (12/14/85)
/* Written 1:45 pm Dec 4, 1985 by speaker@ttidcb.UUCP in uiucme:net.general */ /* ---------- "Re: The Meaning of the word "crap"" ---------- */ >I was once told (many years ago) that crap stands for > > C oncentrated > R ecycled > A nimal > P rotein > >And if it doesn't, I think it should! > >-- >"You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars...." > >UUCP: ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!jam >DARPA: jam%lancs.comp@ucl-cs | Post: University of Lancaster, >JANET: jam@uk.ac.lancs.comp | Department of Computing, >Phone: +44 524 65201 ext 4467 | Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK. Unfortunately, only is severe digestive disorders does it contain any significant amount of protein. Rather, primarily: Water Bacterial remains Indigestible fiber then a host of minor components --Kne /* End of text from uiucme:net.general */