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From: Kurt Maxwell Weber <kmw@rowsw.com>
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To: Mike Sklar <sklarm@screwdecaf.cx>
Subject: Re: history of mrproper
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 22:48:22 -0500
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On Tuesday 03 July 2001 22:33, Mike Sklar ignorantly blabbered:
> Hopefully someone could enlighten me on the history of mrproper. I think
> its a great name for making sources *proper*. In particular I'd like to
> know what the *mr* might stand for.

To differentiate it from Mrs. Proper.

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Kurt Weber
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