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#95565 02/18/03 11:26 AM
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How d'you figure that, Faldage? Show your work, please


#95566 02/18/03 02:34 PM
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How d'you figure that

It's just a SWAG. I've got a 43 page doc to proof, but I 'll get on showing you my work when I get a chance.


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"Stranger still is that I say "mum" and write "mom"."

But yer Canajan, eh? That's what yer spozed to do.


#95568 02/19/03 12:30 AM
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and I sez "Mum" and writes "Mum."

In fact, me own Mum, being British by birth, despises "Mom" - so as kids my brothers and I quickly learned to "fix" any cards we gave her (birthday, mother's day etc) so that the offending "o" was replaced by the proper "u."


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in the UK we tend to use 'mum' and 'mummy' while in the USA you tend to use 'mom' and 'mommy'. Wonder how that happened.
Your-all's are better preserved, obviously...



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of course you know the story of the quartet of young cousins, all named Melvin(family name, natch). seems the little rapscallions snuck into the kitchen to steal cookies, when they heard their mothers returning found no where to go: where were four Mel's to hide?



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That's worse and more contrived than anything TEd has come up with recently.

You're welcome.


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eta--that was absolutely...pitiful.


#95573 02/21/03 02:47 AM
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hahahahahaha!

it has kept me smiling all day...



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Honey, you really need to get out more...


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