That's called a retort.
And no one really uses them any more. Probably because they look like CDC's.
edit - I was using the other meaning of retort, which is why I thought it was funny. Now I see that it isn't. Oh well.
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Prof UnderCover evitable,
Wed 3 Nov 2004, 11:40,
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you are too clever
it is very funny - but I had to use a dictionary to get it :¬)
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swaza I'm bad, I'm bad. You know it. I'm bad.,
Wed 3 Nov 2004, 11:50,
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