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whew...Limey can be a Mr. Smarty pants...

  That's ok.  I tend to get that way as well.  You have yourself a nice weekend, and rent Evil Dead II, that's about the best horror movie eva~!  It's one of my favs.  But ONLY if you have nothing to do , and have a very open mind that night....lol.    sweetness and light, was that it?  lol....

posted by Kiddo75 on May 13, 2005 at 9:34 AM | link to this | reply

Chelly

I'm sure you don't: you're all sweetness and light!

posted by Limey on May 13, 2005 at 4:50 AM | link to this | reply

Timmy

We and, I believe, the Australians say zed not zee.

posted by Limey on May 13, 2005 at 4:10 AM | link to this | reply

Interesting.
We never use faucet or pants. Presumably, pants is short for pantaloons?

posted by Limey on May 12, 2005 at 4:27 AM | link to this | reply

LIMEY

I do not have any comparisons.......is it the English that get to the end of the alphabet and pronounce "z" as zed, or is it the AUSTRALIANS?

Anyway, reading this I see many things that we use both words for....some call it a faucet....others a tap.....pants/trousers........we would all be the same if we were'nt so different!

posted by TIMMYTALES on May 11, 2005 at 10:13 PM | link to this | reply

Limey, lol. Well, I would watch anything I shed light on. I tend to turn

things into crap.  Just a little bit of my horrible charm.

posted by Kiddo75 on May 11, 2005 at 6:05 AM | link to this | reply

Chelly

Well, it's just that I've come to see whiskers in a totally new light!

posted by Limey on May 11, 2005 at 4:04 AM | link to this | reply

you're stuck on those suckers, aren'tcha? lol... a little banged up...

but doing just fine..  Thank you for asking...chelly

posted by Kiddo75 on May 10, 2005 at 4:11 PM | link to this | reply

Ms N Depndence

The bomb? Sounds dangerous! I'll try to work it out, as I head for bed.
Don't forget the lime juice.

posted by Limey on May 10, 2005 at 3:58 PM | link to this | reply

Chelly

Not yet. And it's too late now at around 12 midnight! How are your whiskers?

posted by Limey on May 10, 2005 at 3:54 PM | link to this | reply

Thank you Limey!

You are 'the bomb' - a dated albeit very apt colloquialism!

posted by Transcendental_Child on May 10, 2005 at 3:29 PM | link to this | reply

have you watched my Halloween and Jason movies yet?

posted by Kiddo75 on May 10, 2005 at 3:20 PM | link to this | reply

tigerp;rincess

Someone did let me on this dark secret, I have to confess!

posted by Limey on May 10, 2005 at 1:16 PM | link to this | reply

Ms N Dependence

In response to your request here's the explanation. And just to bring things up to date, I'm a great fan of Rose's Lime Juice, a favourite summer cordial. Try it.

Also, for a change, add about a third of a tea cup to one of your light, cold American beers. It's a very refreshing drink.

Over here some years ago,lager and lime was very popular: sadly it's gone out of fashion.

The name Limey
The first attempt to give scientific basis for the cause of scurvy was by a ship's surgeon in the British Royal Navy, James Lind, who at sea in May 1747 provided some crew members with lemon juice in addition to normal rations while others continued on normal rations alone. In the history of science this is considered to be the first example of a controlled experiment comparing results on two populations of a factor applied to one group only with all other factors the same. The results conclusively showed that lemons prevented the disease. Lind wrote up his work and published it in 1753.

Lind's work was slow to be noticed, partly because he gave conflicting evidence within the book and partly because of social inertia in some elements at the British admiralty who saw care for the well-being of ships' crew as a sign of weakness. It was 1795 before the British navy adopted lemon or lime juice as standard issue at sea. (This practice is probably what led to the nickname limey for British people, especially British sailors.)

The name "antiscorbutic" was used in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as general term for those foods known to prevent scurvy, even though there was no understanding of the reason for this. These foods include lemons, limes, and oranges; sauerkraut, salted cabbage, malt, and portable broth were employed with variable effect. James Cook relied on sauerkraut to prevent the disease on his voyages of exploration.

posted by Limey on May 10, 2005 at 1:14 PM | link to this | reply

Do you know Limey

that knock you up here means to get them pregnant????!!!! LOL!!!

posted by tigerprincess on May 10, 2005 at 12:49 PM | link to this | reply

Great list Limey!

By the way - I did point out to someone recently - they should ask you the definition of your pen name.

posted by Transcendental_Child on May 10, 2005 at 12:38 PM | link to this | reply

Dark Dreamer

If you have your laptop with you or are spending time in a British internet cafe, this is just to say I'm sorry I won't be able to meet you and your boyfriend in the UK.

However, have a great stay. And don't forget to visit Bath.

posted by Limey on May 10, 2005 at 10:12 AM | link to this | reply