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Celebrating the 100th birthday of the kidney donated to him as a teenager

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  1. olalonde · · focus · HN ↗
    Stupid question but what's a Webster man?
    1. actionfromafar · · focus · HN ↗
      A man living in Webster.

      (Or it can be an arachnid/human hybrid, but it's probably not that.)

      1. nephihaha · · focus · HN ↗
        Webster is old Scots for a weaver.
        1. OJFord · · focus · HN ↗
          It ought to be the offspring of a spinster, really.
    2. mc32 · · focus · HN ↗
      These days City + Person means someone living in such city. They don’t say “from + place” because that implies origin which they try to avoid these days.
      1. dotancohen · · focus · HN ↗
        I interpret Webster Man to imply origin even more strongly than "from Webster". The noun phrasing implies long term stability, objects don't change from one noun to another noun when they change locations.
      2. OJFord · · focus · HN ↗
        Pretty stupid to assume familiarity with random suburbs though, unless writing in a local newspaper.
    3. mjmas · · focus · HN ↗
      Not a guy that lives in a dictionary
    4. astura · · focus · HN ↗
      A man who lives in Webster, in this case, Webster, New York. A suburb of Rochester.
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