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Syrup

#3226 06/06/2000 10:33 PM

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Sydney, Australia

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Sydney, Australia

Syrup comes from the rhyme of "syrup and fig" which goes to "wig" therefore haircut/wig/toupee...

Another is "pony" for "not very good": "pony and trap" = crap

And "septic" comes from "septic tank" = yank

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American terms Rubrick 06/02/2000 9:52 AM

Re: American terms AnnaStrophic 06/02/2000 11:54 AM

Re: American terms Rubrick 06/02/2000 12:09 PM

Re: American terms AnnaStrophic 06/02/2000 12:30 PM

Re: American terms Jackie 06/02/2000 12:41 PM

Re: American terms tsuwm 06/02/2000 3:53 PM

Re: American terms Jackie 06/02/2000 10:31 PM

Re: American terms David108 06/02/2000 7:23 PM

Re: American terms Jackie 06/02/2000 10:29 PM

Re: American terms hpr 06/15/2000 4:53 PM

Re: dixie tsuwm 06/15/2000 5:13 PM

Re: dixie hpr 06/15/2000 8:40 PM

Re: dixie David108 06/16/2000 6:23 PM

Re: American terms juanmaria 06/03/2000 2:47 PM

gringo/yankee AnnaStrophic 06/03/2000 6:45 PM

Re: gringo/yankee juanmaria 06/04/2000 11:30 AM

Re: gringo/yankee AnnaStrophic 06/04/2000 1:12 PM

Re: gringo/yankee juanmaria 06/04/2000 3:55 PM

Re: gringo/yankee tsuwm 06/04/2000 4:28 PM

Re:Non cartoon juanmaria 06/04/2000 7:09 PM

Re: gringo/yankee Rubrick 06/06/2000 9:41 AM

Re: gringo/yankee Meta4 06/05/2000 5:12 AM

Re: gringo/yankee Jackie 06/05/2000 6:33 PM

Re: gringo/yankee Rubrick 06/06/2000 9:44 AM

Re: gringo/yankee Jackie 06/09/2000 10:52 AM

Syrup Meta4 06/06/2000 10:33 PM

Re: gringo/yankee Rubrick 06/06/2000 9:38 AM

Re: gringo/yankee Lucy 06/07/2000 2:08 AM

Re: gringo/yankee Jackie 06/09/2000 12:46 AM

Re: gringo/yankee Lucy 06/09/2000 6:08 AM

Re: gringo/yankee Jackie 06/09/2000 11:05 AM

Re: gringo/yankee Lucy 06/14/2000 1:41 AM

Re: gringo/yankee tsuwm 06/09/2000 2:23 PM

Re: spickets and figs AnnaStrophic 06/09/2000 2:26 PM

Re: spickets and figs jmh 06/09/2000 5:29 PM

Re: spickets and figs Jackie 06/10/2000 11:07 AM

Re: spickets and figs David108 06/10/2000 6:44 PM

Re: gringo/yankee Rubrick 06/12/2000 7:31 AM

Re: gringo tsuwm 06/03/2000 8:11 PM

Re: American terms carita 06/15/2000 8:58 PM

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