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Peer Review: A835599 - Septic Tanks
Trout Montague Started conversation Nov 3, 2002
Entry: Septic Tanks - A835599
Author: Dr Montague Trout - U188966
Phew. Get this out of here before it stinks the whole place out.
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Felonious Monk - h2g2s very own Bogeyman Posted Nov 3, 2002
Again, another splendid article out of left-field. I shall never look at a pint of Guiness in the same way again.
Recommended as it stands.
FM
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Nov 3, 2002
This'd be a good pick when it's passed the first week.
Whoami? 
PS have you seen what happens if you search for trout in septic tanks? 
http://google/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=trout+in+septic+tanks
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Zarquon's Singing Fish! Posted Nov 3, 2002
*agrees with others*
Any thoughts on the origin of the term 'septic' tanks, Dr T? I've wondered about it from time to time.
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Felonious Monk - h2g2s very own Bogeyman Posted Nov 3, 2002
'This'd be a good pick when it's passed the first week.'
What, you mean it needs time to 'digest'?
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Jimi X Posted Nov 12, 2002
Looking good!
And I was pleased to see no mention of Cockney Rhymming Slang.
- Jimi X
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Trout Montague Posted Nov 12, 2002
To ZSF, it's from latin/greek septicus/septikos and then french sepein - to make rotten. Probably.
Maybe worth adding in?
Also, Jimi X, I'll add in the CRS connection if you wish. Or if I don't maybe some 'evil' yankophobic sub-Ed will. And who am I to stop them?
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Spiff Posted Nov 12, 2002
Hi Monty, 
'sepein' is the infinitive in Ancient Greek, not French at all.
this entry still here?
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Nov 12, 2002
I'm not sure , but I suspect Jimi's slang might have been a little less innocent than that. 
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Nov 12, 2002
Thanks for that - I was only joking!
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Nov 13, 2002
It wasn't me 
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Trout Montague Posted Nov 13, 2002
Then I can't complain to you for non-receipt of the customary congratulatory e-mail then.
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Peer Review: A835599 - Septic Tanks
- 1: Trout Montague (Nov 3, 2002)
- 2: Felonious Monk - h2g2s very own Bogeyman (Nov 3, 2002)
- 3: Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation (Nov 3, 2002)
- 4: Zarquon's Singing Fish! (Nov 3, 2002)
- 5: Felonious Monk - h2g2s very own Bogeyman (Nov 3, 2002)
- 6: Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation (Nov 3, 2002)
- 7: Jimi X (Nov 12, 2002)
- 8: Trout Montague (Nov 12, 2002)
- 9: Spiff (Nov 12, 2002)
- 10: Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation (Nov 12, 2002)
- 11: Jimi X (Nov 12, 2002)
- 12: Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation (Nov 12, 2002)
- 13: h2g2 auto-messages (Nov 13, 2002)
- 14: Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation (Nov 13, 2002)
- 15: Trout Montague (Nov 13, 2002)
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