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dunketh
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by dunketh Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:51 pm
Knowledge of English is especially effective when taking the mickey out of folk who use double-negatives.
"I aint got nothing"
"What have you got then?"
"Eh?" <blank look>
What would Macgyver do..?
Orkney
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by Orkney Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:03 pm
Hmm - can't find 'juvenate' anywhere. not even the OED
Juvinate - to drink Bills wine
Juvenate - to help with the pressing of the grapes when he weighs out & buys a chateau + vineyard in the south of france & declares open house to all passing Mogs
Judge
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by Judge Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:14 pm
How did you know of my interest in good wines
chickenjohn
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by chickenjohn Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:14 pm
dunketh wrote: Knowledge of English is especially effective when taking the mickey out of folk who use double-negatives.
"I aint got nothing"
"What have you got then?"
"Eh?" <blank look>
Knowledge of martial arts (for purposes of self defense!) is especially useful if one takes the mickey out of folk like that here in East Kent!
Orkney
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by Orkney Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:35 pm
Knowledge of martial arts (for purposes of self defense!) is especially useful if one takes the mickey out of folk like that here in East Kent!
You should watch out - lot of them are Burberry belts
Lou
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by Lou Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:01 pm
Detonation system and method - Patent 3971317The method according to claim 13 wherein said method is adapted to juvenate a petroleum well rendered dormant due to the barrier mass.
Hmmm. It seems to mean something
Lou
bigginger
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by bigginger Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:09 pm
Brilliant - thank you. Mind you, it means hoards of face cream advertisers were right, dammit
paulk
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by paulk Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:53 pm
Re odd words
Paulk
NZJLY
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by NZJLY Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:10 am
paulk wrote: Re odd words
Wouldn't it be gormfull
and we could be gormulated (adding gorm) as opposed to educated
and, of course we could give a gorm rating for how intellectual a topic is
Wanders off to find my tablets
