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#79138 08/29/02 08:20 PM
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>Another Carnaby Street special is Fab. Two years ago I would have felt a complete pillock saying something was "Fab". Now it's close to my favourite expression of approval,

Great to hear sweetie dahling, now pass the bolly!


#79139 08/29/02 08:53 PM
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Dear sjm: You have led me to the solution of a mystery. Quite a few years ago
I used to prowl through hundreds of acres of forest surrounding a public water supply.
There were empty houses still standing in a few places. One of them had a very
decrepit Chick Sale, with an elaborate enamelled blue and white street sign
"Carnaby Street". I could not imagine what significance it had.
Your post promptem me to search and find origin of that name. Thanks


#79140 08/29/02 10:55 PM
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Great to hear sweetie dahling, now pass the bolly!

Oh absolutely sweetie - and don't forget the Stolly..



(http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/abfab/ is the "official site" apparently, but really the program has to be seen, folks )


#79141 08/30/02 01:13 AM
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from my hazy recollection of "A Stranger In Strange" (i read it in the 70's) the term GROK was used to describe the custom the Aliens had of eating the remains of friends or family who had died. This was a sign of great respect and their way of understanding that person totally.
p.s one of Heinlen's better reads



#79142 08/30/02 01:17 AM
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sum day i'l edet ma posts before i send thum


#79143 08/30/02 03:41 AM
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Write on, lapsus linguae!


#79144 08/30/02 03:42 AM
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Oh, wait, that should have been "Right on!".


#79145 08/30/02 04:12 PM
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sum day i'l edet ma posts before i send thum
Nah, don't bother, we love you just the way you are![hug] Well, I know I've got S in a S L here somewhere, and of course now that I want it...


#79146 08/30/02 04:18 PM
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write on lapsus pennae.


#79147 08/30/02 08:59 PM
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Don't trust any one over thirty!

I don't trust any of you, in fact I don't believe this entire thread.





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