On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 00:37:07 GMT, Dave in Fairfax
vaguely proposed a theory
.......and in reply I say!:

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OldNick wrote:
She Who Must Be Obeyed. A phrase originally handed to Adam by God,
amongst other advice for survival.

H Ryder Haggard was God?
http://www.bralyn.net/etext/literatu...aggard/she.txt

Dave in Fairfax

God only whispered it to Adam. Haggard either borrowed it, or
innocently repeated it.

I know this not through some dicine conduit, bit because He MUST have
said it. It's THE basic rule!