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So when did "nanny" replace "police" as a term of derision?
By Carol Lay

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  • Monday, August 6, 2007 08:18 PM

    Correction: "Anonymous would have a point if"

    And I didn't mean to confuse the issue by posting anonymously myself. I'll correct that this time.

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