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posted by
Dylan24
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November 18, 2005
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Ca88andra...
...you wouldn't want to see me in a dress.
No one needs that in their life.
Cheers - and have a great weekend!
D x
posted by
DamonLeigh
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November 18, 2005
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Personally I think you were wearing the wrong outfit to be pram pushing, but far be it from me to advise you on fashion. However, I do think something floral would have been more suitable...
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 18, 2005
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Dylan...
...listen, mate. We invented the language, right? And years and years ago, before America was even a notion in the mind of some opium-crazed navigator, we decided how words are spelt.
Some words need a u. That's just the way it is.
Now, you lot may decide to drop the u - for the microsecond that saves in writing or typing - but it doesn't alter the fact that it's 'colour'.
I mean, you're also perfectly entitled to drop one wheel off the corner of an automobile. Not a problem, but it won't alter the fact that a car needs four wheels. As colour needs a u.
But it's OK. We're a patient race. We can wait until you lot get over your litte foibles and realise that there's no real point in tinkering with perfection.
Hauve a nicue dauy!
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
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November 17, 2005
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malcolm...
...I didn't prang it, but I did have a few small bumps. The thing was wider than I thought!
Cheers!
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
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November 17, 2005
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Pat B...
...I love that when you pop the heads of strangers around you. I'd go for the full barking trip next time, just for the hell of it!
Talking of elevators, a friend of mine makes a point of doing this; whenever he's stepping out of a lift with a friend, and there are strangers waiting to come in, Steve always says something that appears to be the end of a sentance, and it's always a bit disturbing.
One example would be, as the doors open, "....so we just left him hanging there." It really gets people thinking!
Thanks for stopping by.
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
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November 17, 2005
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SilverMoon...
...we are, indeed, expecting. Our first.
Though I spent 18 months being a third live-in parent for my god-daughter, so I have a very clear idea of what's coming. T, on the other hand, doesn't.
I've been anti-pram from the start. In Asia, all the women use slings to strap the baby to them. This seems a much better option - at least until they start getting too heavy!
Thanks for reading.
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
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November 17, 2005
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Wonderful story, as always.
But I noticed in your debate with Mark something that annoys me from time to time (that is, whenever it is brought up, which seems like a lot recently).
What is it with you guys and your 'u's? I mean, I know that we Americans hang on to unnecessary letters too (like transportation instead of transport) but we made a good step in saving ourselves the extra u in some words. Get over it!
posted by
Dylan24
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November 16, 2005
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Good job you didn't
prang the pram. The indifference would have been seismic.
posted by
malcolm
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November 16, 2005
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as for drawing stares from passerby
or even getting them to shift a step or two away from you... nothing beats suddenly laughing aloud for no apparent reason. I was standing at a bus stop on 4th avenue in downtown Seattle on a Monday afternoon, on my way home from the office when I thought of a game I'd played the day before with a little girl I was babysitting. The game involved getting on all fours and barking, which delighted the kid. So I'm standing at the curb, watching for the bus, when I think of the reaction I'd get on this street if I suddenly dropped to all fours and began to bark. Naturally I couldn't help laughing -- which in itself brought the audience reaction. And the good thing was I didn't have to take it apart or put it back together... I still grin whenever I think of that. Also works in elevators. :)
posted by
Pat_B
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November 16, 2005
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I may be a little thick, but have I correctly inferred that you have a little on one the way? Congrats to you and T, DamonLeigh. Now you'll know what kind of hell your wonderful lady will be struggling through getting from one doctor's appointment to the next pushing a pram. Convenience only goes so far. With luck, no buses will be involved...
posted by
SilverMoon7
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November 16, 2005
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Theatres.
Now you're getting it!
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
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November 16, 2005
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English? Isn't that in Europe or Asia or one of those countries?
Could even be China. Damn red menace huns and their prambulatory controls. Next thing we know you'll be taking over our schools and theaters. Theatres.
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mark2556
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November 16, 2005
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Mark...
...for one thing, I am English. We invented the English language. All you lot have done with it since is mutilated it and removed various 'u's, as in color. Oh, and you can neither spell nor say 'aluminium' properly - which is what this rather splendid-looking PRAM is made from, at a guess.
Secondly, pram is a shortened version of the old 'perambulator. Buggy, on the other hand, is a derivation of 'bogey' and refers to something that shoots out of one's nose at high velocity during a sneeze. How you lot managed to make that connection, God only knows.
And third, I ain't never been to Mexico, hombre!
But your comments and pics are always welcome, my fine young man - do pop back anytime!
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
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November 16, 2005
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Look, if you're gonna live in this country...
....you'll have to learn to speak English. The proper terminology is "buggy for the little shit machine".
Get with the program or swim back to Mexico, Pepé.
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mark2556
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November 16, 2005
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