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occam

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Jun 11, 2021, 3:24:03 AM6/11/21
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Today the BBC Radio 4 weather report included several references to
'mizzle' in Cornwall (mist + drizzle). So, its official.

I was surprised to find out that the term - according to Merriam-Webster
- goes back as far as the 15th century.

I look forward to 'snozzle' (snow + drizzle), 'hazzle' (fine hail) and
other variants.

Peter Moylan

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Jun 11, 2021, 4:05:19 AM6/11/21
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The subject line fooled me. I was expecting a posting on the verb
"misle". (Which I rhyme with ISIL, approximately.)

--
Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW http://www.pmoylan.org

Quinn C

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Jun 11, 2021, 1:18:28 PM6/11/21
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* occam:
UK people will snozzle you right on the kisser. Or maybe some other word
that reminds me of snot.

--
The Eskimoes had fifty-two names for snow because it was
important to them, there ought to be as many for love.
-- Margaret Atwood, Surfacing (novel), p.106

Peter T. Daniels

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Jun 11, 2021, 1:24:36 PM6/11/21
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On Friday, June 11, 2021 at 1:18:28 PM UTC-4, Quinn C wrote:
> * occam:

> > I look forward to 'snozzle' (snow + drizzle), 'hazzle' (fine hail) and
> > other variants.
>
> UK people will snozzle you right on the kisser. Or maybe some other word
> that reminds me of snot.

Just remember what they call kissing.

spains...@gmail.com

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Jun 11, 2021, 2:38:52 PM6/11/21
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Isn't there a NE England sea "fret" for early morning mist?

Sam Plusnet

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Jun 11, 2021, 3:46:00 PM6/11/21
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Was this an official G7 forecast?

"There will be scattered photo-ops followed by..."

p.s. I hear they have even closed off some roads as far away as Falmouth
- which is where they've dumped the media centre.

--
Sam Plusnet
Wales, UK

Tony Cooper

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Jun 11, 2021, 4:56:11 PM6/11/21
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My daughter is a manager at an upscale restaurant in Ponte Verde FL.
Yesterday, Governor DeSantis made an unexpected visit to the
restaurant. The owner called several employees, including my
daughter, to ask them to come in to handle the crowd. (A number of
pols, hangers-on, and security people accompanied the Governor)

The roads were blocked off for the Governor's cavalcade, so none of
the extra staff could make it in.

DeSantis is known in Florida for being a "problem-solver". He solves
problems that don't exist, though.

--

Tony Cooper Orlando Florida

occam

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Jun 12, 2021, 2:19:19 AM6/12/21
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On 11/06/2021 21:45, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> On 11-Jun-21 8:23, occam wrote:
>> Today the BBC Radio 4 weather report included several references to
>> 'mizzle' in Cornwall (mist + drizzle). So, its official.
>>
>> I was surprised to find out that the term - according to Merriam-Webster
>> - goes back as far as the 15th century.
>>
>> I look forward to 'snozzle' (snow + drizzle), 'hazzle' (fine hail) and
>> other variants.
>>
>
> Was this an official G7 forecast?


No, I think you are thinking of 'shazzel' (urban dictionary). Far more
relevant to political meetings.

Peter Duncanson [BrE]

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Jun 12, 2021, 2:25:07 PM6/12/21
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What sort of weather is "razzle dazzle"?

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)

David Kleinecke

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Jun 12, 2021, 3:30:51 PM6/12/21
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On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 11:25:07 AM UTC-7, PeterWD wrote:

> What sort of weather is "razzle dazzle"?

Northern Lights in my sky.

Sam Plusnet

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Jun 12, 2021, 4:28:07 PM6/12/21
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Raddle dazzle is what the style-conscious ram would choose to wear.
Chosen by the ovine equivalent of medallion man.
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