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dianec42 ([personal profile] dianec42) wrote2006-01-19 10:36 am
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From the summary of the LA Times article Most Beaches Set to Reopen After Huge Sewage Spill:

"Environmentalists and elected officials are asking why an apparent power failure caused the release of 2 million gallons of affluent."

Affluent what?! Inquiring minds want to know!
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[identity profile] cahwyguy.livejournal.com 2006-01-19 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a bunch of rich shit (pardon my language) :-)

[identity profile] whc.livejournal.com 2006-01-19 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Not only do they abuse the english language, they were supposed to have fixed the sewage spill problems 20 years ago!

[identity profile] hammercock.livejournal.com 2006-01-19 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, the effluent of the affluent...

[identity profile] usqueba.livejournal.com 2006-01-20 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
It's a new noun. The affluents, maaaaan! I bought some at the store.
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