- hi; in article, <
20130402212709....@firedrake.org>,
firedrake r <
roger+ab...@nospam.firedrake.org> diagnosed:
> "ppint. at pplay" wrote:
>>
pir...@spamtrapgooglemail.com "The Pirhana" prolifferated:
>>>cos they giv us dire dior dyer dicky tums and you dont want a repeat of
>>>the tanker lorry wot was carrying out of date sirup of figs insident
>>>wood you we sertenlee dont
>> - the tanker-lorryful-of-out-of-date-syrup-of-figs incident?
>> no, i doubt anyone in the village'd want to see that re-run!
>
>So to speak. (Sorry.)
- 's ok; no apologies necessary: it's nice to see a carefully
calculated straight-line picked up and, ah, a dash cut with it.
>
>> - but how can syrup of figs go off - without its fermenting - ?
>
>Infections. Some things really will grow in that much sugar.
- yes, but - they have to be present, and alive, within the
lorry-load of syrup first; or gain, or be provided with entry
to it. <fx: sudden suspicion>: was somewig perchance attempt-
ing to brew - on a fairly massive scale?
>> - it's like the insanity of having a "best-before date" on air-
>> tight bottles of still water and on sealed tins of surstromming...
>
>In the case of the latter, "best before... it was put in this tin"
- a _long_ time before;
>would be fair. (_I_ like it, but I _would_.)
- because it comes clad in armour? or because the armour is
effectively easy-opening - and spring-loaded? [a]
- love, a ppint. as hopes little grey ghost will be
back on the road before the end of this month...
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[a] - "The Dinner was loose again."
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