Attached is a patch for '/usr/lib/surfraw/deblists', HTH...
--- /usr/lib/surfraw/deblists 2008-01-13 17:25:02.000000000 -0500
+++ /tmp/deblists 2008-02-27 04:19:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
# [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003919
. surfraw || exit 1
-function dodate
+dodate()
{
if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
