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Shea the Sarcastic Posted Jul 15, 2001
Not unless you want to be bored to death, TJ ...
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Jul 15, 2001
well someone hurry up and write an article so i can find the addresses out. i wont use them, but hey, its nice having something else to be too lazy to do
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Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Jul 15, 2001
One of these days...
*procrastinates some more*
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Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Jul 17, 2001
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Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Jul 17, 2001
*tackle*
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parrferris Posted Jul 17, 2001
Tackle? I hope that you are showing your ignorance of English slang once again!
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Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Jul 18, 2001
*hates to think what it means in British English*
Over here, it's used in football (American football) to mean grabbing someone by the waist and pulling them to the ground or whatever happens to be closest.
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Shea the Sarcastic Posted Jul 20, 2001
Your choice: tackle or touch ...
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Uncle Heavy [sic] Posted Jul 20, 2001
it means that here too. among other things
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 20, 2001
a length of twine used as bait to catch fish and reel them in.
Hence a lude reading might refer to someone's "Tackle."
All clear?
Good.
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Yael Smith Posted Jul 21, 2001
As pointless as it may seem putting it here, Joe asked, so:
[Oxford 2001: http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A596009 ]
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Shea the Sarcastic Posted Jul 21, 2001
And why couldn't Joe do it himself? Is he avoiding us?
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Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Jul 21, 2001
Well, I *meant* the act of pulling one to the ground in order to incapacitate them and make the more fun and surprising. *shrug*
*makes note to self to learn as much British English slang as she can before she does this again...*
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 21, 2001
Apple and pears = non-identical mammories.
Rumpy Pumpy = A kind of jocund 50's groove... 
Boil and blister = carpet burns.
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