Here in the states "RA" has a couple of different meanings:
1. Resident Assistant - the university's stooge in your dormitory.
2. Red Ass - anger (very angry anger; steam coming out of your ears
anger) usually in the third person, as in "He had a real bad case of the
RA."
Maybe the second is a colloquialism just in the Southeastern US.
On 12/15/2013 3:41 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting John Francis <[email protected]>:
"Arrived with gunners" clues "came" + "RA".
RA is an abbreviation for Royal Artillery
(a regiment in the British Army), who are
colloquially known as the gunners.
Thanks John (and Alan).
Actually I did get the 'gunners' connection. In a former life, which I
try very hard to forget, I was one. I just didn't get the 'Royal' part.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 10:20:27AM +1100, Brian Walters wrote:
Quoting Alan C <[email protected]>:
>Yeah. You won't get off that easily next time!
For the cryptically challenged amongst us (perhaps I'm the only
one?) would you care to explain the derivation?
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