On Mon, 24 Jul 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> And, by the way, It's WEIRD not wierd. I think the saying is "I before E
> except after C, and in words such as weird that I've recently heared." Or
> maybe the bird was acting very nervous, and this was a typo for "wired
> raptor."


I had attributed the spelling to anticipation: everyone looking forward
to bier or at least eis-cold drinks.

dale