From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!alb
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Title: Re:  The original meaning of ilk
Article-I.D.: alice.1577
Posted: Tue Mar  8 20:56:00 1983
Received: Thu Mar 10 02:05:00 1983

An ilk is a sick elk, of course!

(from today's version of the 'B.C.' comic strip)