A Conversation for Old Announcements: January - September 2011
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Lou, (Listy) Not around too much, don't be offended if I don't reply.. I'LL TRY! Posted Sep 16, 2003
huh?
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted Sep 16, 2003
I've got an Uncle bob too 
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Kaz Posted Sep 16, 2003
Theres something I could say to that, but it would be very silly and unoriginal!!
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Beatrice Posted Sep 16, 2003
One of the other penguins in that montage shares my name....
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted Sep 16, 2003
Aww, you disappoint me, Kaz.
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 16, 2003
I AM an Uncle Robert! 
Count Zero, a Rob not a Bob
Now THAT'S what I call topic drift!
Beatrice Posted Sep 16, 2003
So what's the origin of the "Bob's yer uncle" phrase, then?
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Kaz Posted Sep 16, 2003
How could I disappoint you Amy, I didn't say it, however tempting it was!
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted Sep 16, 2003
I had to look that one up 
. The origin of 'Bob's your uncle' is here http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-bob1.htm
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Kaz Posted Sep 16, 2003
Oh I see, thanks for that Amy!
We toured the House of Lords and Commons the other day, and there were 3 phrases which originated from there, including 'Toeing the line', course I have now forgotten the others!
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Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive Posted Sep 16, 2003
I have to say that my Uncle Bob hasn't proved to be useful in the career development area 
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E G Mel Posted Sep 16, 2003
My cousin has got 3 uncle Davids, just to confuse the family gossips I'm sure!
Mel 
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Sep 16, 2003
Me too! Me too!
I got an uncle Bob and three uncle Eds.
Not to mention a pair of Jacks.
~jwf~ (a slow day)
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Shea the Sarcastic Posted Sep 16, 2003
I've got an Uncle Bob ... and an Uncle Bobby ... and a brother-in-law Bob, who's an uncle ...
Ready to say uncle yet?
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Sep 17, 2003
But... but ... h2g2 is 'Changing'. Can't quit now.
It's just starting to get interesting.
~jwf~
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Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Sep 17, 2003
I have only one uncle, Uncle Wallace. No aunts now, no cousins, no siblings. 
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E G Mel Posted Sep 17, 2003
I have....
10 Lovely Cousins
6 Aunts and Uncles.
2 Older Siblings
1 set of Grandparents
But no partridge in a pear tree
Mel
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Sep 17, 2003
Uncles Barry and Peter - interesting namesakes goes to my Aunts though:
Geraldine and Maura.
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8 September - h2g2 is Changing...
- 481: Lou, (Listy) Not around too much, don't be offended if I don't reply.. I'LL TRY! (Sep 16, 2003)
- 482: Kaz (Sep 16, 2003)
- 483: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (Sep 16, 2003)
- 484: Kaz (Sep 16, 2003)
- 485: Beatrice (Sep 16, 2003)
- 486: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (Sep 16, 2003)
- 487: Beatrice (Sep 16, 2003)
- 488: Baron Grim (Sep 16, 2003)
- 489: Beatrice (Sep 16, 2003)
- 490: Kaz (Sep 16, 2003)
- 491: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (Sep 16, 2003)
- 492: Kaz (Sep 16, 2003)
- 493: Amy the Ant - High Manzanilla of the Church of the Stuffed Olive (Sep 16, 2003)
- 494: E G Mel (Sep 16, 2003)
- 495: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Sep 16, 2003)
- 496: Shea the Sarcastic (Sep 16, 2003)
- 497: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Sep 17, 2003)
- 498: Zarquon's Singing Fish! (Sep 17, 2003)
- 499: E G Mel (Sep 17, 2003)
- 500: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Sep 17, 2003)
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