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I'm the only one looking for a disposable batchelorperson but. Off my patch!
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I'm the only one looking for a disposable batchelorperson butYou go, girlfriend! Whatcha want him for, murder for hire? Shoot, might as well let one of 'em take the fall--everything that goes wrong is their fault anyway! 
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we can only blame the sewing confusionTo me, the confusion lies in the weaving rather than the sewing 
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At least you got the context, PS. It was quite intentional.I didn't doubt it for a second.  BTW, I love the play on words in your handle ... Oh, you are too kind. Actually I've been waiting to debut Phyllis somewhere appropriate for years now; I can't believe my luck in finding the perfect party to introduce my ingenue to the world. Wsieber wrote; To me, the confusion lies in the weaving rather than the sewingI'm not sure who first used "threads" in the context of electronic notice boards. But its origins probably aren't interesting since the metaphor isn't strikingly original or clever. But with all this talk of sewing and weaving it occurred to me that there is another allusion which probably wasn't thought of at the time but is even more appropriate: lace-making! All those bobbins of thread intricately intertwined to make a fine and filigreed, sophisticated fabric. Or an unholy mess if you get your bobbins mixed up.
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even more appropriate: lace-making!
That's it! Not chatting, but tatting!
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Not chatting, but tatting!
My family used "tat" for useless stuff or rags,etc. Glad to see OED agrees!
Tra laaa
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In reply to:
not chatting but tatting
Are you sure that won't make things a bit tatty?
Wonder if/how tatty is related to the verb tat.
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Please see "functionality" on another thread...
Language is "never" larger than the individual! The context in which it resides may be. Usually not.
... but clearly, only if it's necessary.
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>I'm not sure who first used "threads" in the context of electronic notice boards.
Someone between Arachne and a hard drive?
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Surely "threads" just comes from "the thread of conversation"?
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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