Thanks for this explanation! Now I can add it to my poor vocabulary.
Thanks Carsten > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex McLintock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: OT: You're a brick > > > At 07:52 01/07/02, you wrote: > > >Anthony Aldridge wrote: > > > > > > Hurrah! You're a brick! > > > > > > >Sorry, but my english is not good enough to figure out > >what you exactly mean by this. Can you enlighten me? > >PS: I hope it's a compliment! > > > I assume it is an English idiom because I see nothing unusual about it. > > To me it means you are really great because you are reliable, helpful, > and solid. > > What you need to think of here is a house made of brick. The brick is > tough, and supports the house.... > > Sorry for continuing this off topic thread.... > > There is a similar sounding word which is a lot ruder, but it > doesn't have > a b in it. > > > Alex > > > > > Openweb Analysts Ltd, London. > Software For Complex Websites http://www.OWAL.co.uk/ > Open Source Software Companies please register here > http://www.OWAL.co.uk/oss_support/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
