That's a really good question, and I hope Jim can answer. The best
anthropological answer I can give is that dirt is the descendent of what
were once very large rocks.
Jim, is there anything you can add to this?
Katie
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Gruner [mailto:algruner@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 1:45 PM
> To: Jim Ochi; Kelly, Katie; 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Re: Vocabulary Question
>
>
> Jim,
>
> When exactly was dirt invented? I'm afraid my history
> classes never covered that. :)
>
> --- Jim Ochi <jochi@liquidaudio.com> wrote:
> > At 12:16 PM 8/4/00 -0700, Kelly, Katie wrote:
> >
> > >What's that vehicle called that's like a skateboard
> > in that stand on it with
> > >one leg you propel by pushing off the ground with
> > the other, but it has two
> > >wheels, and handlebars with which you can steer?
> >
> > Way back before dirt was invented, we used to call
> > these "scooters"...
> >
> > Jim Ochi
> > jochi@liquidaudio.com
> >
>
>
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