Aeiss.223 net.misc utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!harpo!npois!eiss!jtb Wed Feb 24 14:55:14 1982 What is the etymology of "flame"? Various people one the net seem to have "flames in the fingers". And the ability to turn it on/off at will! >From reading the netnews, I get the drift of what "flames" ARE, but where did the term COME FROM. I never heard it before I started reading netnews (circa 3 mos. ago.) Pleas respond VIA MAIL, I'll digest and regurgitate any answers. (sigh) If there's any good ones, perhaps I'll send it in to Safire at the NYT! John Burgess, BTL Piscataway. harpo or houxi !npois!eiss!jtb ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.