If Aussie Poms are Possies , what does that make me, an Aussie French?
A Fossie, a FrOz, or a Frozzie?
Helene, the froggy from Melbourne
I don't know whether Possie is in general circulation
My tame Aussie is british born and told me yesterday that this made him a
PomOz ..
Find
You are quite right, Jean, it should be with, not of.
The one I really abominate, and you see everywhere is Free giftAnd
it's not only in English, I've seen it in French in shops and magazines
too. Do you find the same in other languages?
Helene, the froggy from Melbourne
Am I right or am
Liz, I have only done the weekend thing once and it was a great chance to
get together with other lacemakers. The year I lived down that way I didn't
get there. Noelene, what week is it this year, I was just looking at my
calendar and I think our trip to the Gold Coast is the next week. This
Which of course Noelene is why I didn't say cossie, you've seen me in one,
and there is no way that is going public. Actually I was using Canuck
(which is a slang term for Canadian) with the Aussie. Ca-ussie.
Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia
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Yes English spelling can be really confusing. Weird is one word that doesn't
follow the general rule and Neil - my nephew's name - is another which really
confused me I always wanted to follow the rule. Rules in English spelling are
always only guidelines and as the old adage says 'The exception
At 07:05 PM 2/17/04 -0500, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
On Feb 17, 2004, at 16:45, W N Lafferty wrote:
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David in Ballarat
No problem David, but I wont post the answers - see if someone
overseas comes up with the
G'day Peter,
Welcome aboard. BTW I've always spelled it sulphur!!! :)
David in Ballarat
I don't know whether Possie is in general circulation or whether it is a word
my Uncle coined for those in the family that had become Aussie citizens.
Peter
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I just bought a packet of limescale remover wipes for my bathroom and
kitchen sinks - if the water in Poole was any harder, it wouldn't come out
of the taps. I found they don't actually work, so it's back to the liquid
stuff. The warning on the packet of wipes is Not to be used for personal
At 07:17 AM 2/18/2004, you wrote:
Any ideas on what it is and how it works? Is the pair of gloves in the
manufacturer's plate a clue?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3275339530category=605
I showed this to my DH. He researched the company and found it came from a
town that
I'm out of estrogen. I have a gun.
Guys have feelings, too. But like... who cares?
I don't believe in miracles. I rely on them.
Next mood swing: 6 minutes.
I hate everybody, and you're next.
Please don't make me kill you.
And your point is ...
I used to be schizophrenic, but we're OK now.
I'm
Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger
But these aren't English, they are American. We have aubergines and
beefburgers.
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I managed to decipher kick the dunny down but could one of the words be
chooks?
Patricia in Walws
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Ah yes - but we also have Shepherds Pie, and Cottage Pie ..
But presumably so named not because of the shepherd or cottage in them, but
the fact that the former is made with lamb or, more probably, originally
with mutton, and the latter because (and I'm clutching at straws now) the
beef and
I don't think I've seen this on arachne, and I shouldn't take it all
seriously, but have fun all the same
Sue
The Dalai Lama said read it to see if it works for
you.
Do not cheat by looking up the answers. The mind is like a parachute, it
works best when it is opened. This is fun to do, but
At 07:11 PM 2/18/04 +1100, Helene Gannac wrote:
The one I really abominate, and you see everywhere is Free gift
Like flammable, free gift is a justified abomination. In adverspeak, a
gift is a product that nobody in his right mind would buy for his own use.
A free gift is a gift that is
At 09:06 PM 2/17/04 -0800, Bev Walker wrote:
I thought Joy's definition referred to 'posse' (pronounced possie) as in
'we're going to organize a posse'
I never swore fealty to Samuel Johnson -- I'll stick an i in if I want to.
--
Joy Beeson
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I don't mind either, as long as I am not a floozie :-) Perhap[s I could be
a FreM instead?
Helene, the Frozzie from Melbourne
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from the Caussie, I like Frozzie!
From another Possie, Ruth Budge!
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Jean Nathan wrote: I just bought a packet of limescale remover
wipes for my bathroom and
kitchen sinks - if the water in Poole was any harder, it wouldn't
come out
of the taps. I found they don't actually work, so it's back to
the liquid
stuff.
Jean, don't spend money on limescale remover - use
Alice's guess is probably good - but it might have been possible to
sew any of the tricky seams on it, including the wrist. Clearly it is
a special-purpose sewing machine. I noticed at the right, where the
body joins the disk the needle appears to enter at the far edge,
there seems to be a
I may not have gotten my Lace today... I may not have gotten my
Kniplebrevet... But, boy-oh-boy, did I get a load of good jokes... :)
From: S.M.
An elderly couple, Sam and Bessie, are snowbirds in Austin Texas. Sam
always wanted a pair of authentic cowboy boots. Seeing some on sale one
day,
he
Back in the bad old times, in Communist Poland, we had a similiar
one. For many years, there was no need for it in the US, but, now, we
have Homeland Security... :)
From: J.F.
Dubya goes to a primary school to talk about the war. After his talk
he opens the floor to questions.
One little boy
i love that kind of phrases though i have to reach for my pronoucing
dictionnary .. lol ...we have some pretty ones in french too but then no
one would say French is an easy language to learn ..
dominique from Paris .
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