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Is it up or down?
some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one Started conversation Sep 30, 1999
If you have wet hands and hold them above your head, does the water run up your arms or down your arms?
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G Posted Sep 30, 1999
If you decide your fridge is a little bit too cold, do you turn it up or down?
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some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one Posted Oct 4, 1999
Another good question. Anyway, please fill out my questionnaire at http://www6.bravenet.com/vote/vote.asp?userid=ow288909
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some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one Posted Oct 11, 1999
I was actually wanting an answer to the question. Preferably from a native speaker.
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G Posted Oct 11, 1999
Oh. Er ok. Down, I think. I don't think the concept of the shoulder being the 'top' of the arm is deeply enough rooted in the language to be independent of which way up the arm is.
Does that make sense? Good, now tell me, which end of your car boot is the back? The end nearest the back of the car, or the end furthest away from you when you open it?
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SilverSolstice Posted Nov 25, 1999
Depends on your piont of view, of course, like nearly everything else on the planet (why did I include the nearly?) Concievably, if you had someone in the car and someone opening the trunk (as it is called in the States) simultaneously, both the outermost and innermost end could be called the "back," resulting in serious confusion for the trunk/boot and causing it to require years of intensive therapy before it was comfortable with its identity again...whereupon some heartless, stupid humans would do it all over again, I suppose. Have a nice day.
Solstice
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SilverSolstice Posted Nov 25, 1999
How do you get the bubbles with the little fishies?
Solstice
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some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one Posted Nov 25, 1999
How many times do I have to say I'M NOT TELLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Prez HS (All seems relatively quiet here) Posted Nov 26, 1999
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Hmm? Almost there, just have to figure out how to get recognised spaces between the O's. But you might as well tell us. Share your wisdom. Bring us the enlightenmwnt we so do crave.
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SilverSolstice Posted Nov 27, 1999
Thank you so much, some bloke. I am singed by your warmth. You have a nice day too.
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Prez HS (All seems relatively quiet here) Posted Nov 28, 1999
That's telling em solstice (nudge nudge), we don't need him, we'll make our OWN bubbly things in our own time. So there.
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- 1: some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one (Sep 30, 1999)
- 2: G (Sep 30, 1999)
- 3: some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one (Oct 4, 1999)
- 4: some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one (Oct 11, 1999)
- 5: G (Oct 11, 1999)
- 6: SilverSolstice (Nov 25, 1999)
- 7: SilverSolstice (Nov 25, 1999)
- 8: some bloke who tried to think of a short, catchy, pithy name and spent five sleepless nights trying but couldn't think of one (Nov 25, 1999)
- 9: Prez HS (All seems relatively quiet here) (Nov 26, 1999)
- 10: SilverSolstice (Nov 27, 1999)
- 11: Prez HS (All seems relatively quiet here) (Nov 28, 1999)
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