[at-l] SAR (you figure it out _____ ___ remark)

[cleek@cleekhouse.com (Billie H. Cleek)]

In 1491 it was a FACT that the world was flat.  Before Galileo it was a
FACT that the earth was the center of the universe.  

On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 saunterer@jimbullard.org wrote:

> At 10:40 PM 12/3/01 -0600, Billie H. Cleek wrote:
> >I saw a definition of fact one time that has always stuck with me:
> >
> >A fact is a piece of information that a given population believes to be
> >true.
> 
> Definitions from The Random House Dictionary of the English Language Second 
> Edition Unabridged:
> fact (fakt), n. 1. something that actually exists, reality, truth.
> factiod (fak'tiod), n. something fictitious or unsubstantiated that is 
> presented as fact, devised esp. to gain publicity and accepted because of 
> constant repetition.
> 
> You should un-stick that definition as a factoid (pun intended).
> 
> sAunTerer
> 
> 
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