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Date: | Tue, 29 Nov 1994 01:08:58 EST |
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How's this for a corny ASCII visual? (section through ha-ha)
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[+] |--| @(=)' --cow (no bull)
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Cows and sheep can't ruin your lawn and no unsightly fences, or
in otherwords, no blatantly man-made objects to spoil your view
of the beautiful "natural" landscape.
My dictionary defines "ha-ha" as follows: "Also haw-haw. A
moat, walled ditch, or hedge sunk in the ground to serve as a
fence without impairing the view or scenic appeal; sunken
fence. [French haha, from haha!, interjection used to express
surprise, presumably because the fence is an unexpected
obstacle.]"
They served a purely aesthetic function in picturesque
landscaping of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. I
suppose it's possible that some groups may have used such
structures in defensive works (no doubt with a palisade of
sharpened stakes).
Marty Perdue
--staying up too late--
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