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Franksg posted in MCF: "My friend recently lost a Camry in JH. He parked his car near a small restaurant for lunch. After lunch, he found his car gone. How do you protect your car when you drive to Malaysia? "The solution is here!!!
Welcome to SPOOF MANIAC!
We are indebted to a British comedian for the word spoof. Sometime in the
19th century Arthur Roberts (1852-1933) invented a game called Spoof,
which involved trickery and nonsense. The first recorded reference to the game
in 1884 refers to its revival. It was not long before the word spoof took
on the general sense "nonsense, trickery," first recorded in 1889. The verb
spoof is first recorded in 1889 as well, in the sense "to deceive." These
senses are now less widely used than the noun sense "a light parody or satirical
imitation," first recorded in 1958, and the verb sense "to satirize gently,"
first recorded in 1927.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
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