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the weekly worthless word is: gardyloo
proposed: the word gardyloo, now fallen into desuetude, shall be
resurrected and required as a warning cry whenever a congressman
is about to put voice to a declamation within the Hallowed Halls
of Congress [or substitute 'minister' and 'Parliament']
gardyloo - used in Edinburgh, in the days when chamber pots were in common
use, as a warning cry when throwing slops from the windows into the streets;
[perhaps from French garde a l'eau - look out for the water; also possibly
the source of the word loo]
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look out!
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Re: look out!
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Re: Edinburgh-ness
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Re: look out!
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Re: look out!
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Re: garde vs. gardez
tsuwm 05/21/2000 4:43 AM
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