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you can call me that if you like Thanks--I just thought it sounded friendly. And anybody from Tasmania gets an automatic yea/yay from me! paulb's a Lancastrian, himself. Must be a nice place to move to.
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I know it well; have sung it many times. Well, the alto part in the chorus.
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Welcome, Pookaroonie! I'm enjoying your posts.
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Yeah, they are great, aren't they? But... Pookaroonie?! [raised eyebrow e]
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Or Launcestonian. I live about 65km (40 miles) from there. Interesting how people in whatever forum I join just can't seem to resist creating cutesie diminutives from my name! ...and interesting how the word 'diminutive' refers to making something bigger, isn't it? That is, adding a suffix or prefix (or both) in order to show affection or familiarity. I wonder if this qualifies as one of those words with antonynomous usages discussed in that other thread? Nobody ever guesses where my handle comes from either. But it's interesting hearing the conjectures as to its etymology. This is my 25th post, do I get an award or something?
Last edited by The Pook; 02/22/08 12:44 AM.
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Nobody ever guesses where my handle comes from Kipling?
Your designation changes at 25 posts. Woo.
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Yep, I'm now a newbie (blows toy trumpet to celebrate). No it's nothing so grand as a literary allusion.
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Nobody ever guesses where my handle comes from either. you're a non-aspiring ghost?
formerly known as etaoin...
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Interesting how people in whatever forum I join just can't seem to resist creating cutesie diminutives from my name! Must have heard Pookita by now but have any from Japan called you Pook-chan? [Hoping to have guessed right about being a girlie.]
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