[E-Q&A] Re: [SOC] Easter Monday

[Jan Clute]

Nifty.... what's cricket? ;-) Jan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Bartlett" <paul@fulking.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [E-Q&A] Re: [SOC] Easter Monday


> 'Blokes' is never pejorative.
>
> Blokes play Cricket.
>
> Paul ;-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Clute" <JANCLUTE@peoplepc.com>
> To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [E-Q&A] Re: [SOC] Easter Monday
>
>
> > Now if my paternal grandmother, born and reared in Sheffield, had not
been
> a
> > late victim of the flu plagues in northern California in the early
1930's,
> I
> > probably would have known that! Thanks, blokes (or is that pejorative?).
> 73
> > Jan N0AAA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Bartlett" <paul@fulking.freeserve.co.uk>
> > To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: [E-Q&A] Re: [SOC] Easter Monday
> >
> >
> > > Current usage isn't nearly so negative.
> > >
> > > It's a mild (and fairly friendly) form of abuse. If my best friend did
> > > something silly, I'd call him a "stupid git". And he'd probably buy me
a
> > > pint.
> > >
> > > P :-)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bob Nielsen" <nielsen@oz.net>
> > > To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:07 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [E-Q&A] Re: [SOC] Easter Monday
> > >
> > >
> > > Among other definitions from my dictionary software:
> > >
> > > From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
> > >
> > >   git
> > >       n : a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
> > >           "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the
> > >           bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call
> > >           a contemptible person a it'" [syn: {rotter}, {dirty
> > >           dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum},
> > >           {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}]
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