I'm glad I didn't get to the imagining part! Judy http://revined.blogspot.com
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Petrides, M.D. Marian < mpetri...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Thanks. It actually wasn't as bad as I imagined. ;-) > > > On Dec 13, 2008, at 7:43 PM, Noel wrote: > > For those curious folks :) >> >> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hoovering >> >> - Noel >> >> At 06:22 PM 12/13/2008, you wrote: >> >>> Oh, please, don't tantalize us that way!!! >>> >>> >>> On Dec 13, 2008, at 6:38 PM, Neal Campbell wrote: >>> >>> You must not have read Fear of Flying in the 70s! If you do not know >>>> what it means, more than likely you do not want to know. >>>> >>>> Best regards >>>> Neal >>>> Neal Campbell >>>> Abroham Neal Software >>>> Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux >>>> (540) 242 0911 >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at >>>> www.abrohamnealsoftware.com - $15.99 >>>> ------------------------------------------------- >>>> For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.com >>>> ------------------------------------------------- >>>> See the FlexRadio Systems Flex-5000a in >>>> action at www.flex-videos.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 7:36 PM, Judy Perry < >>>> katheryn.swynf...@gmail.com > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ummmm.... I'm feeling more stupid than usual. What exactly does >>>>> "hoovering" >>>>> mean in the US? >>>>> And how long ago was this heaux conversation? (yes, I've seen it >>>>> spelt that >>>>> way). >>>>> >>>>> Judy >>>>> http://revined.blogspot.com >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:26 AM, Richmond Mathewson < >>>>> gerada...@yahoo.com >wrote: >>>>> >>>>> [TT] - Totally Tangential. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ha, Ha, Ha . . . >>>>>> >>>>>> When I was studying at SIU Carbondale I rushed into a teaching >>>>>> assistants' >>>>>> meeting fresh from vacuuming the carpet at home and said: >>>>>> >>>>>> "Sorry I'm late, I have just been hoovering . . ." >>>>>> >>>>>> There was a deathly silence in the room! >>>>>> >>>>>> My understanding supervisor (A Canadian) took me outside and told me >>>>>> that 'hoovering' did not mean vacuum-cleaning in America. >>>>>> >>>>>> Late, I was working in the married students' garden plots when a >>>>>> pleasant >>>>>> woman from Wyoming asked me how I managed to break up the clods of >>>>>> earth >>>>>> so effectively. My reply; "I always use a hoe." was received in >>>>>> silence, >>>>>> and then she walked off, never to speak to me again. >>>>>> >>>>>> In Britain, 'beavering away' means (or, maybe, meant, when I was >>>>>> at school) >>>>>> "working away extremely eagerly"; no doubt connected with "eager >>>>>> beaver" - >>>>>> which, no doubt, you North Americans will resemanticise as a >>>>>> synonym for "loose woman". >>>>>> >>>>>> Divided by a common language we may be; united by a love of >>>>>> programming in >>>>>> Runtime Revolution I hope we all are. >>>>>> >>>>>> Welcome to the silly season !!! >>>>>> >>>>>> Love, Richmond. >>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> A Thorn in the flesh is better than a failed Systems Development >>>>>> Life >>>>>> Cycle. >>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> use-revolution mailing list >>>>>> use-revolution@lists.runrev.com >>>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-revolution mailing list >>>>> use-revolution@lists.runrev.com >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-revolution mailing list >>>> use-revolution@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-revolution mailing list >>> use-revolution@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-revolution mailing list >> use-revolution@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >> > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution