On 11/10/2006, at 6:31 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
Actually, someone did a study where they took a bunch of snorers and
had some of them take didgeridoo lessons, and follow-up found that
that group had fewer problems with snoring after a number of months
than the control group.
I would have
Ray Ludenia wrote:
On 11/10/2006, at 6:31 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
Actually, someone did a study where they took a bunch of snorers and
had some of them take didgeridoo lessons, and follow-up found that
that group had fewer problems with snoring after a number of months
than the control
accompanied by an
adjective (usually whinging...).
pffft! WTF is whinging?
] I asked someone in the UK who uses that word frequently (it is in his
] .sig file, for whatever that says about him) and his response was
] that as far as he knew there is no significant difference
On 10/10/2006, at 10:15 PM, Ray Ludenia wrote:
In the original context of whinging pom, it definitely means
complaining or whining in Australia. It was applied to those poms
who migrated out here, and who were disappointed that things were
different from home. A commonly accepted
In a message dated 10/10/2006 5:24:15 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In the original context of whinging pom, it definitely means
complaining or whining in Australia. It was applied to those poms who
migrated out here, and who were disappointed that things were
On 10/10/2006, at 10:29 PM, Charlie Bell wrote:
On 10/10/2006, at 10:15 PM, Ray Ludenia wrote:
In the original context of whinging pom, it definitely means
complaining or whining in Australia. It was applied to those poms who
migrated out here, and who were disappointed that things were
At 07:33 AM Tuesday 10/10/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 10/10/2006 5:24:15 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In the original context of whinging pom, it definitely means
complaining or whining in Australia. It was applied to those poms who
migrated
At 07:54 AM Tuesday 10/10/2006, Ray Ludenia wrote:
On 10/10/2006, at 10:29 PM, Charlie Bell wrote:
Charlie
Closest Brineller Maru
Closet Brineller Maru?
There go those great minds again . . .
-- Ronn! :)
___
whinging...).
pffft! WTF is whinging?
http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/whinging
HTH.
When I hear it from one of the folks in the UK with whom I exchange
e-mail, I generally read it as whining, which may not be an exact
match but is generally sufficient to know what is meant . . .
That's
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 07:33 AM Tuesday 10/10/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 10/10/2006 5:24:15 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In the original context of whinging pom, it definitely means
complaining or whining in Australia. It was applied
At 03:31 PM Tuesday 10/10/2006, Julia Thompson wrote:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 07:33 AM Tuesday 10/10/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 10/10/2006 5:24:15 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In the original context of whinging pom, it definitely means
not now, unless it's accompanied by an
adjective (usually whinging...).
pffft! WTF is whinging?
http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/whinging
HTH.
When I hear it from one of the folks in the UK with whom I
exchange e-mail, I generally read it as whining, which may not
be an exact match
/2006, Julia Thompson wrote:
pencimen wrote:
Charlie wrote:
Hmm. I think intent is important. Some words may have been offensive
once, but 50 years is a long time in language. Pom used to be
offensive in Oz, but it's not now, unless it's accompanied by an
adjective (usually whinging...).
pffft! WTF
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