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    04-May-93 19:28:06
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Fm: Katherine Cochrane 71216,1271
To: Albert Dayes 70007,3615
No, not SPITBAL — SPITBOL. Yes, it's a joke, but it's also a language. Linguists frequently have a weird sense of humor. Like the best tri-lingual pun I've ever encountered: A young, attractive, female assistant professor, named Iovana (Vanna for short), joined the Linguistics Department. The next day a note in Chinese characters appeared on the two adjacent office doors — the Hindu word "Nirvana."