In a message dated 3/31/99 6:27:10 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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<< Let's watch the racial slurs when refering to the Japanese. >>

While I don't intend to speak for Paul, I do know him well enough to say that
I don't think there was any racial slur intended...just as I don't take
offense being called a "Yank".

It's the same thing as people from Great Britain being referred to as "Brits",
or Australian people being referred to as "Aussies".

It's just a shortening of the whole word. Slang maybe, not a racial
slur...geeze, lighten up...

-Steve Gregory-

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