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Re: What was I gonna do?

my.spamt...@verizon.net (Roland Hutchinson) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:49:29 UT

CDB wrote:
I had thought that the British postal authorities had made everyone take a
number by now (whether they know it or not; whether or not it is displayed
on or near their house). Am I mistaken?

Re: What was I gonna do?

my.spamt...@verizon.net (Roland Hutchinson) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:45:14 UT

That's precisely what I assume it means. Sales-manometer.

Re: The same four speeds

marius.ha...@gmail.com (Marius Hancu) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:17:09 UT

On Oct 7, 1:54 pm, "jerry_fried...@yahoo.com"
Interesting.
Thank you all.
Marius Hancu

Re: Backpacked her career

marius.ha...@gmail.com (Marius Hancu) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:47:06 UT

Thanks.
Marius Hancu

Re: Was he now?

marius.ha...@gmail.com (Marius Hancu) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:45:14 UT

Thank you all.
Marius Hancu

Re: Sarah Slaps Gwen

richa...@spamt.edu.au (Richard Bollard) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:08:45 UT

On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:38:35 -0700, Purl Gurl <purlg...@purlgurl.net>
wrote:
[...]
Why is the media always being accused of left-wing bias? Is it because
the media _is_ biased towards the left (and if so, why) or is it
because the media "knows stuff" and that's suspiciously like
know-it-all-university eddicated lefties, who also claim to "know

What is 'foooine'?

darkmatte...@yahoo.com (uri) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:59:49 UT

What does "you're so foooine" mean?

Re: Bailout For Wood Arrows

richa...@spamt.edu.au (Richard Bollard) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:35:30 UT

On Sun, 5 Oct 2008 22:13:37 +0100, "Mike Lyle"
This reminds me of ISIRTA: "Sir Otto of Wenseleydale, who consumed his
arrow with butter and jam, is declared the winner of this year's
eatin' an' 'arrow match".

Re: First decade of the 20th century

dadoc...@spamcop.net (R H Draney) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:31:35 UT

Roland Hutchinson filted:
With gender specified....r

Re: Terrorism

robb...@bigpond.com (Robert Bannister) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:24:48 UT

Sort of like what "we" have been doing in Iraq.

Re: BrE: topping off a cell phone and the Welsh

robb...@bigpond.com (Robert Bannister) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:22:19 UT

Moreover the Bretons are not remnants of the Gauls, but people who
settled there from SW England and Wales.

Re: Time zones and all that

robb...@bigpond.com (Robert Bannister) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:18:44 UT

I leave my car clock on "real" time, but last summer I was fooled when I
didn't notice they had reset the thing during a service.

Re: Time zones and all that

robb...@bigpond.com (Robert Bannister) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:17:08 UT

The cows get upset if not milked at their usual time, but the milk has
to be delivered at a particular clock time.

Re: Forgotten novelists

r_s_liebl...@yahoo.com (Robert Lieblich) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:16:52 UT

[ ... ]
and you're all invited for my 110th birthday party next month.
Funny how the fingers lose all discipline when you're away for a few
days.

Re: What was I gonna do?

bellema...@sympatico.ca (CDB) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:14:17 UT

HVS wrote:
In the National Capital Region, that pronunciation is up for grabs.
(Do you know, I hadn't seen the point of "Hyacinth Bouquet" until I
wrote that.)