On 4/24/07, wouter van ooijen wrote: > > Government is always less efficient at spending money, than > > the private sector. > > To all other list members: please do not feed the trolls. Please point to the sense of the sentece above hitting the number below: troll [1] (trohl) v. n. v.t. 1. to sing or utter in a full, rolling voice. 2. to sing in the manner of a round or catch. 3. to fish in (a body of water) by trailing a line behind a slow-moving boat. 4. to cause to turn round and round; roll. v.i. 5. to sing with a full, rolling voice; give forth full, rolling tones. 6. to be uttered or sounded in such tones. 7. to fish by trolling. 8. to roll; turn round and round. 9. to move nimbly, as the tongue in speaking. n. 10. a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round. 11. the act of trolling. 12. the lure or hook, with or without the attached line, used in trolling. [1350-1400; ME: to roll, stroll; cf. MF troller to run here and there, MHG trollen to walk or run with short steps] Derived words --troll'er, n. troll [2] (trohl) n. 1. (in Scandinavian folklore) any of a race of supernatural beings, usu. hostile to humans, who live underground or in caves. [1610-20; < ON troll demon] -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist