On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 04:13:16PM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >> On Oct 2, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: >> >> > Steve Cottrell wrote: >> > >> >> Had an email back from the list saying my post is delayed pending review >> >> by Doug - and that my post may contain 'administriva'. >> >> >> >> Can someone please tell me what in tarnation is this? >> > >> > I need an adequate definition of "tarnation" first. >> > (Seriously, I've always wondered what "tarnation" means.) >> >> tarnation: used in exclamations as a euphemism for "damnation". Origins in >> the late 18th century. >> >> administrivia: becoming common shorthand for "administrative trivia", trans.: >> "here's a bunch of miscellaneous facts and directives you need to know about >> X that you want to use/learn/operate/enjoy/etc.". > > You mean Portmanteaux isn't where they filmed the Prisoner?
Portmanteaux is a syndrome suffered by fellows who carry cases of aged fortified wine and have a tendency to drop the odd one onto their feet. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
