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Robby Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, May 4 2003, 12:30 PM EST
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Main Entry: pre·emp·tion
Pronunciation: -'em(p)-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin praeemption-, praeemptio previous purchase, from praeemere to buy before, from Latin prae- pre- + emere to buy -- more at REDEEM
Date: 1602
1 a : the right of purchasing before others; especially : one given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public land b : the purchase of something under this right
2 : a prior seizure or appropriation : a taking possession before others
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, May 4 2003, 1:32 PM EST
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Robby

my mistake. i thought it had to do with premature ej*******tion.
Robby Offline
#3 Posted: Sun, May 4 2003, 1:44 PM EST
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hehehe, Rick that was inside humor, waaaaaaaaay inside. Deeeeep inside. Only a couple folks will understand it. Sometimes preemption is called for. For instance, Bush in Iraq.
RICKAMAVEN Offline
#4 Posted: Sun, May 4 2003, 1:50 PM EST
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i don't care what they say,
a bird in the hand is not as good as two in the bush.
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