On Feb 15, 2004, at 14:18, W & N Lafferty wrote:
How about
strln sns lt s rjc fr w r yng nd fr
Let's see if our American spiders can work that one out.
*Once* someone mentioned that the first word was "Australia", *and* I
figured it had to be something patriotic, uplifting, what have you...
M
OK, Jackie - but we don't get cyclones either!!! :))
from Liz in Melbourne, Oz,
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Hi everyone
yes indeed language is cool
this one
> Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
I didn't recognize at first then realized it was some of the hackneyed
information (as in misquote) that trickles over the border and/or is
accessible to us in Canada because of our proximit
Very funny, Jackie!I know you find Brisbane cool after Darwin - but
remember, I lived in Brisbane when we first arrived in Australia, so you can't
pull the wool over my eyes about Brisbane weather!
Regards, Ruth (Sydney, where its still continuing hot and humid, although a
cool change is p
At 12:27 PM 2/15/2004, you wrote:
Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth to this nation
Was it part of the Declaration of Independance?
It is the misquoted start of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. See below.
As I remember my history, there were two speakers at this dedi
One would hope that all the American lacers would get it, I think all my
American connections help, otherwise I wouldn't have a clue. And with
Noelene's hint, I even figured out hers. Does this mean my brain is
improving or I just have too much time on my hands.
Lynn Scott, Wollongong, Australia
On 15 Feb 2004, at 05:08, Tamara P. Duvall wrote:
Not to a foreigner, it isn't :) In fact, perhaps the meaning is not so
apparent even to an English speaker but one from outside of the
*US*...
Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
I had to think about some of it - (not being Am
> How many *native English speakers* from other
> > countries (UK, OZ, Canada) also recognised and interpreted correctly
> > the same truncated version?
> >
> > > Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
Like Helen, it didn't just immediately make sense to me, but as I too love
cro
Hello all,
I recognized this within seconds. As neighbours to the USA, I have heard
of this since my childhood. I don't remember if we studied it in school,
but I knew the words _and_ the name of the Address and the speaker's name
(see subject line).However, I am college educated, and a h
Dear Friends,
With the recent release of the movie "Calendar Girls", I have been reminded
by one of our members, that we did talk about producing a calendar of
scantily clad lace makers.
I had another thought, that if we in fact made it a book (without the
calendar bit) we could keep printing t
To Shirley, Liz, Beth, Ruth, and all other Ozzie Spiders down south - It
Never gets that hot in Brisbane or even Darwin! I feel for ya.
Jackie
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Hi Noelene,
>At 06:06 AM 15-02-04 +1100, you wrote:
>Just heard that Adelaide has had its hottest temperature yesterday
>since 1939 - 43 degrees C!!! Firefighters are on alert, but so far
>no destructive fires. Are you surviving OK Shirley?
Thanks for your concern. Yep, we're survivin
How many *native English speakers* from other
> countries (UK, OZ, Canada) also recognised and interpreted correctly
> the same truncated version?
>
> > Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...
well this one from Scotland still doesn't
jenny barron
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Tamara wrote:
Fr scr nd svn yrs g r frfthrs brght frth t ths ntn...>
As a UK English speaker it took me quite a while to work it out. To start
with, because it means nothing to me, I don't recognise it and couldn't make
a meaningful sentence or statement from it. It isn't a complete sentence
whi
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