[SOC] Very little lost in translation..

Paul Bartlett [email protected]
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 14:27:24 +0100


Sorry Ian,

'Twas a very poor and obscure pun.

Stiff upper lip => Stiff upper cut => uppercut => fast rising fist under US
Marine's chin.

Paul ;-)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian C. Purdie" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Very little lost in translation..


> Paul Bartlett wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> >  http://www.electronics-tutorials.com/temp/RAF-Pilot.jpg
> >
> > I liked that! An example of the RAF stiff upper cut...
>
> My Mummy, British to the bootstrap, used the expression.
>
> "Stiff upper Lip"
>
> Did I miss summink in my upbringing?
>
> Ian
>
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