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#116065 11/15/03 10:59 PM
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In looking up this word, I found a site about UK vs US slang that is a fun place to browse:
http://www.suslik.org/Humour/National/ukus.html#empire


#116066 11/17/03 01:56 PM
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That's a fun time-waster, Dr Bill! And a neat reference to "crib" for the Brit/US word quizzes!


#116067 11/18/03 01:56 AM
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Hey, shanks, remember explaining this to me? I got the idea, but not the picture...


#116068 11/21/03 04:10 PM
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Is this it?

http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=6973


#116069 11/22/03 02:50 AM
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Yep! :-) Hey--I found a picture!
http://samrat.hypermart.net/new/tc.jpg



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