Ever wonder where all of those Anagrams come from? Many come from Mike
Morton, a computer programmer (and NeXT-head) based on Hawaii.
Periodically, whenever there's a news event, Mike figures out some timely
anagrams to go with it.
I wonder where he finds all of the free time.
>Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 17:48:53 -1000
>From: Mike Morton <anagram!mike@uunet.uu.net>
>Subject: Top Ten Anagrams -- 'Defense of Marriage Act'
>To: mike@uunet.uu.net
>MIME-version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v118.2)
>
>Folks --
>
>Today the United States Senate passed the Defense of Marriage Act, and I
>can't think of a better way to comment on this sort of idiocy than to send
>around the attached idiocy.
>
>As usual, if you'd prefer not to receive the attached sort of idiocy, let
>me know and I'll remove you from my distribution list.
>
>Spousally,
>
>-- Mike
>
>Copyright (c) 1996 by the author, Mike Morton <mike@morton.com>. All
>rights reserved. You may reproduce this, in whole or in part, in any form,
>provided you retain this paragraph unchanged.
>
>Top Ten Anagrams for "Defense of Marriage Act"
>----------------------------------------------
>
> 10. Free! Free! Satanic dogma!
> 9. America's negated offer
> 8. Fanatics referee dogma
> 7. Fear of Satanic emerged
> 6. Farce of a disagreement
> 5. I fear act of same-gender
> 4. Deceit of free anagrams
> 3. A farce of it: same-gender
> 2. A. Gore fancies mate Fred
>And the number one anagram for "Defense of Marriage Act":
> 1. Fear decrease of mating
>
>
>Runners-up:
>
> Agencies dreamt of fear
> Agree: Dramatic offense
> America: A gender offset
> American oafs get freed
> Fanatic oafs re-emerged
> Forge American defeats
> Frenetic dogma? Safe era?
> Gem for a dearest fiance
> Gore dreamt: safe fiance
> Increase damage effort
>
>
>And, for those of you who like to read the fine print, the dregs:
>
>Academies' effort, anger / Affection rearmed sage / America: Offense
>grated / Cafeteria demeans frog / Cafeteria sang "freedom" / Cages
>effeminate ardor / Coarse, effeminate drag / Cortege demeans affair /
>Damage eastern officer / Damage erratic offense / Decrease after foaming /
>Decries fete of anagram / Defrost a meager fiance / Fear aged foe,
>miscreant / Fiance great as freedom / Foes create fame in drag / For fame:
>Disagree, enact / Forecast menagerie fad / Forecasting a dream fee /
>Foreseeing a dream, fact / Freedom, rage fascinate / Gee, American
>tradeoffs / Goad effeminate racers / I scored effete anagram / Increase
>tradeoff game / Offset greed, Americana / Orgies; defacement afar / Record
>effeminate saga / Sage, dreamer, affection / Some fad, greater fiance /
>Teenager framed fiasco
>
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