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I never realized that "mayday" came from "m'aidez." Yay. Go French. That, and other idioms (like the perennially disturbing, "give my eye teeth") are explained at Wayne Magnuson's English Idioms page.
August 21, 2002 : 12:13 PM
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Moira Burke

Psst! This is the blog of Moira Burke, a Ph.D. student in the HCI Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

Rife with derivative pop culture blather, this site occasionally features thoughts on social psychology, usability, aesthetics, and the general meanderings of someone figuring out the meaning of life. Won't you help me find it?

my first name @ this domain name

Also see: Veggieburgh, my restaurant and recipe site

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