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RE: sleeper
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As a hot rodder in the UK I'm perfectly familiar with the term as it is applied to modified cars. Th......
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July 03, 2006 00:34
RE: Take a Hike!
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To me the hike is the purpose. To get out into the countryside and certainly walk mikes over sometim......
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June 25, 2006 01:09
RE: Take a Hike!
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I would say that a walk is just that but a hike is walking across countryside....
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June 23, 2006 04:33
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I'm reminded of the story about a Scotsman who having died arrives at the Pearly Gates. He pounds on......
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June 19, 2006 01:00
RE: Pronunciation of "simultaneous"
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To us lot over here the US pronunciation of missile as "missil" (with two short 'i's) sounds odd, be......
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June 17, 2006 23:43
RE: Step.....why?
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The usual story is Mum snuffs it,Dad is attracted to evil Step-Mother to be, despite her unusual hab......
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June 17, 2006 23:36
RE: Money
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Michael Jackson HAS paid out lots of money and built his own private Disneyland- eek! I don't think ......
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June 17, 2006 23:29
RE: Money
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He might be lowly- I understand he is of modest stature! Money- a means to an end. I earn it to pay ......
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June 17, 2006 02:59
RE: Germany by any other name
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It does rather beg the question of what we should call places- by our name or it's inhabitants? The ......
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June 17, 2006 02:53
RE: Step.....why?
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Aha! Boy, that took some reading through! It was just one of those things I'm given to ponder, I not......
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June 17, 2006 02:46
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Hi, me again! I've been rather busy so I've had little chance to post recently. I've just got engage......
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June 16, 2006 16:16
RE: Cultural nuances
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Also, the people of Hartlepool seem quite fond of the monkey hanger nick-name, you can buy furry mon......
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May 23, 2006 10:51
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Thanks for the "doolally tap" explanation! I was going to ask for an origin but hadn't got around to......
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May 23, 2006 10:44
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And yes, people from Hartlepool are known as "Monkeyhangers"!...
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May 19, 2006 07:12
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The "Geordie" name is possibly derived from being supporters of George II in the Jacobite War- I've ......
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May 19, 2006 07:11
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Sorry, Graham, it takes years before you even qualify as an adopted Geordie! If you're from the Sout......
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May 18, 2006 09:47
RE: Square
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Don't want to argue with you, Richard, but when I visited the HMS Victory not only did the tour guid......
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May 14, 2006 10:30
RE: EU: Politically correct speech on terrorists
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The BBC avoids the use of "terrorist" in it's bulletins, substituting "militant" instead, which just......
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May 10, 2006 04:30
RE: Is there a word for it?
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May 10, 2006 04:23
RE: Square
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Always thought that the term "square meal" arose because Royal Navy sailors ate their food from squa......
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