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Nikki-D Posted Jan 25, 2001
I think the Brish have been "snoozing" and "dozing" long before the War of Independance. Don't know if that's what we called it.
Why are there "forty winks" ?
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Is mise Duncan Posted Jan 25, 2001
Snoozing is of unknown origin (according to my sources) and dozing has Scandanavian roots. It seems likely that before the war of independence the British were all napping - as it is only reasonably recently that this has changed from meaning a full sleep to meaning a short sleep.
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Wand'rin star Posted Nov 14, 2002
THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE WE WERE SO RUDELY INTERRUPERTED.
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 14, 2002
Should we all now abandon the Sequel and rush over here, or should be post a "Do Not Disturb" sign here and continue in the Sequel?
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Gnomon - time to move on Posted Nov 14, 2002
And any bets on how long before we get an explanation of the phrase about canines' gonads?
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Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. Posted Nov 14, 2002
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Munchkin Posted Nov 14, 2002
Yay, I could just about keep up with this version of the thread. Sadly my knowledge of English ran out very quickly in the new version.
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Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. Posted Nov 14, 2002
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Nov 14, 2002
Gadzooks! This thread has been dangling since Jan 2001?! I don't mean to pick nits, but it seems you folks haven't exhausted the topic of incongruities between English and "American"??? I'd better start at the beginning, cut & paste for copius notes, and steal all the ideas for my thesis.
"Plagiarize, my boy, plagiarize. Let no-one else's work evade your eyes..."
B3fB2
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You can call me TC Posted Nov 14, 2002
- Tears of emotion at the return of the lost thread.
Yesterday one of our lost kittens turned up, too - there must be a connection.
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Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) Posted Nov 14, 2002
Kittens play with balls of string...
These postings are composed of threads...
Certainly they're all intertwined...
But there's no conspiracy theory associated with any of this, Miss. So move along, please. Nothing to see here. Trust me, I'm with the government.
B3fB2
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Is mise Duncan Posted Nov 14, 2002
Backlog: a large log placed at the back of a fire. (No, really).
So - did we ever get an index for this thread?
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Pheroneous Posted Nov 14, 2002
Ah, so you lot turn up eventually! I knew if I waited here long enough...
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~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Nov 14, 2002
All this and Pheroneous too. God is good.
*settles in to finish reading the backlog at the back of the fire*
peace my children,
~jwf~
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- 3541: Nikki-D (Jan 25, 2001)
- 3542: ? (Jan 25, 2001)
- 3543: Is mise Duncan (Jan 25, 2001)
- 3544: Wand'rin star (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3545: Spiff (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3546: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3547: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3548: Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3549: Munchkin (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3550: Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3551: Phil (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3552: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3553: You can call me TC (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3554: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3555: Blue-Eyed BiPedal BookWorm from Betelgeuse (aka B4[insertpunhere]) (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3556: Is mise Duncan (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3557: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3558: Pheroneous (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3559: Gnomon - time to move on (Nov 14, 2002)
- 3560: ~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum (Nov 14, 2002)
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