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	Mathom

egsnyder

11-11-2006 9:12 AM

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mathom, re-gift, regifting, freecycle, bnd, buy nothing day, jammers

egsnyder says:

Here's a term that Freecycle leaders should add to their vocabulary

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11-12-2006 8:32 AM

egsnyder

I can't believe no one has popped this clip yet. I think "mathom" is a really useful term we need to incorporate in our vocabulary as our lives and dwellings become more and more bloated with consumer goods we never use!

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