| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291208] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 12:02 |
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8'FED wrote:
> Aquarion wrote:
>
>> I'm not entirely sure where that metaphor will come in handy, but I'm
>> sure you will find a use for it. You are creative people.
>
> I like your attitude. If the group decides that we need someone to
> write a "How To Invent A Metaphor" FAQ, I want that someone to be you,
> please.
>
> The first five words could be, "Inventing a metaphor is like...".
.... inventing a simile, only, like, without the like, like.
Peter
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291211 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 12:14 |
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Peter Ellis wrote:
> 8'FED wrote:
>> Aquarion wrote:
<snip>
>> I like your attitude. If the group decides that we need someone
>> to write a "How To Invent A Metaphor" FAQ, I want that someone to
>> be you, please.
>>
>> The first five words could be, "Inventing a metaphor is like...".
>
> ... inventing a simile, only, like, without the like, like.
The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
avoided if possible.
(See also
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/16/billboard_saying_lik.ht ml)
cheers,
Gideon.
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291213 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 12:28 |
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Gideon Hallett wrote:
> The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
> avoided if possible.
>
> (See also
> http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/16/billboard_saying_lik.ht ml)
But God uses it!
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000295.h tml
Adrian.
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291235 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 13:37 |
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On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:14:44 +0100, Gideon Hallett <diogenes [at] freeuk.com> wrote:
> The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
> avoided if possible.
"thing" is also a banned word where teenagers are concerned, they are
advised to use the correct noun for the item they are referring to.
Oh and "fair" is considered to be a four-letter word beginning with
"f" and therefore it's use is also banned.
--
The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291236 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 13:37 |
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On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:58:42 +0930, 8'FED <dragon [at] netyp.com.au> wrote:
> Gideon Hallett wrote:
>> The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
>> avoided if possible.
[...]
> But God uses it!
Which one?
--
The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291242 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 14:28 |
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on 27/06/2006 11:14 Gideon Hallett said the following:
> Peter Ellis wrote:
>> ... inventing a simile, only, like, without the like, like.
> The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
> avoided if possible.
Well that's Son No.1 effectively gagged then.
esmi
(in my dreams)
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291280 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 16:40 |
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8'FED <dragon [at] netyp.com.au> wrote:
> Gideon Hallett wrote:
>
>> The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
>> avoided if possible.
>>
>> (See also
>> http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/16/billboard_saying_lik.ht ml)
>
> But God uses it!
See?
--
*Art
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291303 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 18:10 |
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In article <slrnea2630.c7v.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net>,
hamster [at] lspace.org says...
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:14:44 +0100, Gideon Hallett <diogenes [at] freeuk.com> wrote:
> > The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
> > avoided if possible.
>
> "thing" is also a banned word where teenagers are concerned, they are
> advised to use the correct noun for the item they are referring to.
>
> Oh and "fair" is considered to be a four-letter word beginning with
> "f" and therefore it's use is also banned.
Oooohhhh that's nnooot nonpartisan, gratifying, nondiscrimatory or
blonde!
Warwick
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291325 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 19:15 |
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The time: 27 Jun 2006. The place: alt.fan.pratchett. The
speaker: "Peter Ellis" <pjie2 [at] cam.ac.uk>
> 8'FED wrote:
>> The first five words could be, "Inventing a metaphor is
>> like...".
>
> ... inventing a simile, only, like, without the like, like.
Darn! *Always* read the whole thread before making jokes!
--
Dave
Official Absentee of EU Skiffeysoc
http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/sesoc
Suggs against sexism. It's Madness gone
politically correct.
Jon Holmes, The Now Show 26/5/06
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291393 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 21:36 |
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On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:10:15 +0100, Warwick <usenet [at] affordable-afpers.co.uk> wrote:
> hamster [at] lspace.org says...
>> Oh and "fair" is considered to be a four-letter word beginning with
>> "f" and therefore it's use is also banned.
>
> Oooohhhh that's nnooot nonpartisan, gratifying, nondiscrimatory or
> blonde!
Yup, good isn't it.
--
The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291421 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 22:46 |
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in article slrnea263j.c7v.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net, The Flying Hamster
at hamster [at] lspace.org wrote on 27/06/2006 4:37 AM:
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:58:42 +0930, 8'FED <dragon [at] netyp.com.au> wrote:
>> Gideon Hallett wrote:
>>> The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
>>> avoided if possible.
> [...]
>> But God uses it!
>
> Which one?
Well, I don't know about Jahweh and Baal, but Wicca has been heard to use
it.
--
Lesley Weston.
Brightly_coloured_blob is real, but I don't often check even the few bits
that get through Yahoo's filters. To reach me, use leswes att shaw dott ca,
changing spelling and spacing as required.
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #291466 ] |
Di, 27 Juni 2006 22:46 |
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"8'FED" <dragon [at] netyp.com.au> wrote in message
news:e7r16h$vk$1 [at] mud.stack.nl...
> Gideon Hallett wrote:
>
>> The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
>> avoided if possible.
>>
>> (See also
>> http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/16/billboard_saying_lik.ht ml)
>
> But God uses it!
>
> http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000295.h tml
>
> Adrian.
I think you should set your heights rather higher, don't you?
;)
Aggie
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292650 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 13:51 |
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The Flying Hamster:
>
> Oh and "fair" is considered to be a four-letter word beginning with
> "f" and therefore it's use is also banned.
Likewise, all persons not entirely certain of the distinction between
"its" and "it's" are henceforth barred from using either.
--
\\\\ Jens Ayton, Fratello di Vetinari 36.3636363636364% insane
\\\\\__, Bringing sarcastic one-liners to the common hedgehog since 1999
\\\\\`/
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292660 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 13:59 |
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:51:20 GMT, Jens Ayton <UGPTDOVVSNIT [at] spammotel.com> wrote:
> The Flying Hamster:
>>
>> Oh and "fair" is considered to be a four-letter word beginning with
>> "f" and therefore it's use is also banned.
>
> Likewise, all persons not entirely certain of the distinction between
> "its" and "it's" are henceforth barred from using either.
A common mistake which I try to avoid where possible, however I could
always get the YoungLady[1][2] to start posting and then you'll have
plenty of grammatical & spelling errors to point out (won't make a
blind bit of difference of course).
Mark
[1] Following MEGs naming convention for the younger
[2] "lady" is of course only a descriptive label and should not held
to be binding or accurate.
--
The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292662 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 15:03 |
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Jens Ayton wrote:
> The Flying Hamster:
>>
>> Oh and "fair" is considered to be a four-letter word beginning with
>> "f" and therefore it's use is also banned.
>
> Likewise, all persons not entirely certain of the distinction between
> "its" and "it's" are henceforth barred from using either.
--- not ----!
Orjan
--
The Tale of Westala and Villtin
http://tale.cunobaros.com/
Fiction, Thoughts and Software
http://www.cunobaros.com/
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292676 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 15:36 |
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Jens Ayton <UGPTDOVVSNIT [at] spammotel.com> wrote:
>
> Likewise, all persons not entirely certain of the distinction between
> "its" and "it's" are henceforth barred from using either.
Their idiots and should have they're figgins roasted.
Regards,
--
*Art
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292678 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 15:46 |
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on 29/06/2006 12:59 The Flying Hamster said the following:
[the distinction between "its" and "it's"]
> A common mistake which I try to avoid where possible
<snip>
Ditto. Primarily because, if I do make a mistake, I can almost hear
Alibhe wincing in the background. :-)
--
esmi
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292684 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 16:14 |
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esmi <esmi [at] lspace.org> wrote
(on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:46:11 +0100):
> on 29/06/2006 12:59 The Flying Hamster said the following:
> > A common mistake which I try to avoid where possible
> Ditto. Primarily because, if I do make a mistake, I can almost hear
> Alibhe wincing in the background. :-)
*wince*
Ailbhe
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292703 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 17:50 |
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Jens Ayton wrote:
> The Flying Hamster:
>>
>> Oh and "fair" is considered to be a four-letter word beginning with
>> "f" and therefore it's use is also banned.
>
> Likewise, all persons not entirely certain of the distinction
> between "its" and "it's" are henceforth barred from using either.
Are they allowed to use the "neither" and "nor"? IS banning them from using
"either" a purely punitive measure, or do you think it'll help them learn
the difference between its/it's? I think if it's a punishment, we should
make them stop using a more common word.
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292727 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 20:16 |
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:36:05 -0400, Arthur Hagen wrote:
> Their idiots and should have they're figgins roasted.
Simpleton - it's "/there/ figgins"! With spelling like that your never
going to be able to right your posts independantly!
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292733 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 20:46 |
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Thorsten Ruffle-Brandt wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:36:05 -0400, Arthur Hagen wrote:
>
>> Their idiots and should have they're figgins roasted.
>
> Simpleton - it's "/there/ figgins"! With spelling like that your
> never going to be able to right your posts independantly!
<scream>
Say! I don't suppose you'll be at the Con? I want to . . . meet you.
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292739 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 21:09 |
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Thorsten Ruffle-Brandt <news [at] brumble.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:36:05 -0400, Arthur Hagen wrote:
>
>> Their idiots and should have they're figgins roasted.
>
> Simpleton - it's "/there/ figgins"! With spelling like that your never
> going to be able to right your posts independantly!
I think there're some apostrophe's missing from your sentence's.
Regards,
--
*Art
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292756 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 22:03 |
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:46:36 +0000, Anastasia wrote:
> Say! I don't suppose you'll be at the Con? I want to . . . meet you.
You're safe. Or me. :-)
I've literally BTDTGTTS (I'm actually wearing it right now).
T.
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292757 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 22:05 |
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:46:11 +0100, esmi <esmi [at] lspace.org> wrote:
>on 29/06/2006 12:59 The Flying Hamster said the following:
>[the distinction between "its" and "it's"]
>> A common mistake which I try to avoid where possible
><snip>
>Ditto. Primarily because, if I do make a mistake, I can almost hear
>Alibhe wincing in the background. :-)
Ditto. Because while they say that on usenet nobody can hear you
scream I _am_ able to hear meeself screaming bloody murder at the
foolish, incompetent Froggy that has left such a glaring mistake pass
unnoticed ;-P
FiX
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292790 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 23:02 |
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"The Flying Hamster" <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote in message
news:slrnea7g4t.mg.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net...
> [2] "lady" is of course only a descriptive label and should not held
> to be binding or accurate.
I am so looking forward to hearing the description of the fall-out from that
comment... ctrl>
- MEG
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292792 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 23:05 |
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"Thorsten Ruffle-Brandt" <news [at] brumble.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.06.29.20.03.25.265371 [at] brumble.net...
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:46:36 +0000, Anastasia wrote:
>
>> Say! I don't suppose you'll be at the Con? I want to . . . meet you.
>
> You're safe. Or me. :-)
>
> I've literally BTDTGTTS (I'm actually wearing it right now).
Stop evading the question. Will you be at the con?
If not, why not?
- MEG
--
Chairman, Discworld Convention 2006
http://www.dwcon.org
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292795 ] |
Do, 29 Juni 2006 23:09 |
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:02:24 +0100, MEG <nospam_MEG_news [at] djelibeybi.idps.co.uk> wrote:
> "The Flying Hamster" <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote in message
> news:slrnea7g4t.mg.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net...
>> [2] "lady" is of course only a descriptive label and should not held
>> to be binding or accurate.
>
> I am so looking forward to hearing the description of the fall-out from that
> comment... ctrl>
What... I have to let her read afp? bugger that.
--
The Flying Hamster <hamster [at] korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/
We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde)
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292850 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 01:28 |
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The Flying Hamster wrote:
> 8'FED wrote:
>> Gideon Hallett wrote:
>>> The word 'like' has been deprecated due to overuse, and should be
>>> avoided if possible.
> [...]
>> But God uses it!
>
> Which one?
Well, given that the protagonist in the reference I gave
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000295.h tml
is Pat Robertson, the god in question is obviously not Christian.
Beyond that, your guess is as good as mine.
Adrian.
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292860 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 02:08 |
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"Ailbhe" <ailbhe [at] lspace.org> wrote in message
news:slrnea7o1i.io1.ailbhe [at] frivolous.ossifrage.net...
> esmi <esmi [at] lspace.org> wrote
> (on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:46:11 +0100):
>> on 29/06/2006 12:59 The Flying Hamster said the following:
>
>> > A common mistake which I try to avoid where possible
>
>> Ditto. Primarily because, if I do make a mistake, I can almost hear
>> Alibhe wincing in the background. :-)
>
> *wince*
>
"Lather, wince, repeat."
(Couldn't help myself there.)
--
Paul E. Jamison
"I traveled to a planet with no bilateral symmetry
and all I got was this lousy F-shirt."
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #292862 ] |
Fr, 30 Juni 2006 03:04 |
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:05:04 +0100, MEG wrote:
> Stop evading the question. Will you be at the con?
Huh. I thought my answer was pretty clear.
> If not, why not?
You really, really don't want to know the answer to this one. But the
short version is: because the world would implode if I did. No really, it
would.
Nuff said.
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #293944 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 00:26 |
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Thorsten Ruffle-Brandt:
>
> You really, really don't want to know the answer to this one. But the
> short version is: because the world would implode if I did. No really, it
> would.
YAAtlas[1]AICM£5.
[1] Updated roundworld version.
--
\\\\ Jens Ayton, Fratello di Vetinari 36.3636363636364% insane
\\\\\__, Bringing sarcastic one-liners to the common hedgehog since 1999
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| Re: [I] Metaphors // was Afp welcome mail [message #293984 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 05:11 |
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:02:24 +0100, MEG <nospam_MEG_news [at] djelibeybi.idps.co.uk> wrote:
> "The Flying Hamster" <hamster [at] lspace.org> wrote in message
> news:slrnea7g4t.mg.hamster [at] delenn.korenwolf.net...
>> [2] "lady" is of course only a descriptive label and should not held
>> to be binding or accurate.
> I am so looking forward to hearing the description of the fall-out from that
> comment... ctrl>
The Young Lady spent much of today winding up the representatives of HM Armed
Forces and the Royal Navy - it were Careers Day at school... and "Mufti Day"
for her year, which meant she was dressed (and I use the term loosely) in
skin-tight knee-length denim pedal-pushers and a strappy top.
She's lucky I didn't see her before she left for school today - and even luckier
that the Hamster didn't. I just hope she scares her father as much as she scares
Hamster *evil-grin*
Kayla
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