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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Kindly Call Me ! ... anytime! #71192 06/04/02 04:27 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA I am not sure if the series would appeal much to those not brought up in a country with a tradition of a British-style Civil Service, but then again, bureaucratese is a pretty universal language, I guess Dear Max You sure guess right! I loved that series and watched it through all three times it aired on my various PBS stations. (Maine, NH, Mass) If they showed it again I know I would howl all the way through Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister all over again. I particularly like the bit you quoted and now have it stored where I can get at it! Also loved the episode where Sir Humphrey maneuvered through the halls of power and ended up getting Paul Eddington the Prime Ministership! Hilarious and true about politics the world over I dare say! Thank you Max! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Another license plate #71193 06/15/02 12:07 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 148 Melbourne, Aus A alexis member alexis member A Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 148 Melbourne, Aus Funny, I was just thinking about starting a thread on this the other day... lucky I got to trawling, really! My favourite is one that my dad pointed to me - and had to explain to me, since I was pretty young: HIHOAG Any guesses as to its meaning? It's too much fun to give away immediately... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another license plate #71194 06/15/02 12:24 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 GO40AU [PS: for those whose fonts may not make this clear, the 2nd character is a letter but the 4th character is a digit.] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another license plate #71195 06/15/02 02:18 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA G Geoff old hand Geoff old hand G Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA HIHOAG Her Imperial Highness On A Goat? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another license plate #71196 06/15/02 02:24 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 148 Melbourne, Aus A alexis member alexis member A Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 148 Melbourne, Aus Her Imperial Highness On A Goat Close, but no cigar... Hi Ho Silver - gotta love the Lone Ranger (think along these lines for Keiva's, too). My brother got a number plate with RHFB after he was classified as one in the national u18s cricket tournament... Right Hand Fast Bowler, that is! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Another license plate #71197 06/15/02 03:28 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada Someone I know was given this licence plate, when he earned his doctorate in hydrology: DR H2O Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: License to play #71198 06/16/02 01:41 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales old hand stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia Guys - you're dabbling in one of my favourite subjects! Still haven't found one to beat TIHZ HO (though I must admit OH FEX comes darn close!) See the discussion we had some time ago: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=11740 And, now that I've learned how to put links into posts, the link mentioned in my previous post for THE definitive PL8 site is at: http://www-chaos.umd.edu/misc/origplates.html stales EDIT: OMG, I've YARTed a previously YARTed YART. Whoopsie! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Must... resist... temptation #71199 06/16/02 03:04 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago EDIT: OMG, I've YARTed a previously YARTed YART. Whoopsie! The first step to recovery is admitting you have YARTed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Must... resist... temptation #71200 06/17/02 02:36 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA G Geoff old hand Geoff old hand G Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Today I saw the following on a vehicle belonging (I hope!) to a cop: ICUFFM BTW, should one stand upwind from someone who's YARTing? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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