From: John Hegarty (jhegarty at domain snet.wit.ie)
Date: Fri 20 Aug 1999 - 21:47:27 IST
On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, John McCormac wrote:> > 'pleb accounts'>
>> Must be politically correct speak for luser accounts ;-)
>yea, pleb as in plebian, as in member of the council of ancient rome. the
>members of parliament (todays versions being TDs) were called plebians.
>Sorta fits eh'? "Pleb for State, Mr. Joe..." has a nice ring..
Right idea but you have it the wrong way rounds. Plebs were the lower
class, who had no rights......i persume you can work that one out..
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