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Old 06-20-2008, 09:03 AM   #174
glatt
 
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Originally Posted by flaja View Post
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factitious

1: produced by humans rather than by natural forces
2 a: formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard b: produced by special effort : SHAM <created a factitious demand by spreading rumors of shortage>


So what is the joke?
You know damn well that classic meant "facetious."

You are going out of your way to be obtuse.
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