A pile of proctologists, that's a new one, 1 pt for John.....
Sent from my iPad Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On Feb 2, 2012, at 4:07 PM, "Vernooij, CP - SPLXM" <[email protected]> wrote: > That confirms my other translation and answers my question about this term > for sheep. > > Thanks (never too old to learn something new), > Kees. > > "John Gilmore" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:<capd5f5pcykh84fxe78rcqujxp1ebhww_hggbnad5qgbkwwa...@mail.gmail.com>... >> A fold is an enclosure for sheep. Fold is also the terms of venery >> for sheep, as in a fold of sheep, a pride of lions, a pod of whales, a >> pile of proctologists. >> >> By extension the/a fold now often means a set of people or, less >> commonly, organizations that share some preoccupation or prejudice. >> >> On 2/2/12, Mike Schwab <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Which also figures into the name of the Star Trek Original Series Episode >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_in_the_Fold >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Farley, Peter x23353 >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Sheep fold. The lost sheep returns to the fold to join the flock. >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of Vernooij, CP - SPLXM >>>>> >>>>> As I am always interested in special/local/slang/etc. variations of >>>>> English: what is 'the fold'? >>> -- >>> Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA >>> Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >> >> >> -- >> John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ******************************************************** > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential > and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the > addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may > be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to > this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you > have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by > return e-mail, and delete this message. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its > employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of > this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered > number 33014286 > ******************************************************** > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
