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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Huh? #113605 10/14/03 09:00 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq OP Carpal Tunnel OP sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui [British (Cornish) dialect: fossick, troublesome person; fussick bustle about, from fuss + -ick.] . . . This week's theme: words originating in Australia. Che? noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Huh? #113606 10/15/03 09:52 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq OP Carpal Tunnel OP sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Is no one else puzzled about a word listed as being of Cornish origin showing up in a list of words originating in Australia? noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Huh? #113607 10/15/03 12:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Oh, yes, I'm puzzled, too. Maybe we should ask Jackie to write Anu and i(e)nquire? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter beware of corny jokes #113608 10/15/03 01:16 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Perhaps it is from persons of Cornish descent who were shipped to the penal colony of Australia. Maybe for stealing a hen. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: beware of corny jokes #113609 10/15/03 01:25 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 shipped to the penal colony of Australia And *they sprung it on an unsuspecting world, whereas the Cornish kept it hidden in the hen coop. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: beware of corny jokes #113610 10/15/03 01:32 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Did Faldage just make chopped chicken liver out of Alex? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: beware of corny jokes #113611 10/15/03 01:41 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 chopped chicken liver out of Alex I don't think so. It was sposed to be just a follow up and continuation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: beware of corny jokes #113612 10/15/03 01:49 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York All righty then. Guess I was just being a bleating fussick bustle. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: beware of corny jokes #113613 10/15/03 02:35 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory A Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah A Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Well one can't complain about hidden liver being chopped. :) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: beware of corny jokes #113614 10/15/03 03:00 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 What chopped? They stole the hen that the Cornish had kept hidden in the hen house. Follow up and continuation. What!? Now we can't even refer to something someone else has said without being accused of aggravated mantlery? Sheesh!!! 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