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REVISIONIST HISTORY IN THE MAKING...
Monday, April 11, 2005
Tongue Tied: "Another One Bites the Dust Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge, La. is retiring its Colonel Rebel mascot this year because the bearded gentleman is just a little too Southern for some folks� taste, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate. The mascot�s racist connotations were described as �divisive,� so henceforth the school teams will be known as the Patriots. The Rebel logo usually includes an icon commonly known as Colonel Rebel, a man dressed in an old-fashioned tail coat with a cravat and a Panama hat. The image is supposed to evoke a gentleman of the Old South."
posted by Jack Mercer @ 4/11/2005 10:24:00 AM  
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"Snipet" (pronounced: snipe - it) is not a word.It is a derivative of two words: "Snipe" and "Snippet".


Miriam Webster defines Snipe as: to aim a carping or snide attack, or: to shoot at exposed individuals (as of an enemy's forces) from a usually concealed point of vantage.


Miriam Webster defines Snippet as: : a small part, piece, or thing; especially : a brief quotable passage.


In short, "Snipets" are brief, snide shots at exposed situations from a concealed vantage point.

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