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John Wayne was 'said' to have pointed his six-shooter at a bandit and spoken the lines......... 'Get off yer horse and stick yer hands up yer bum!!" 'Cut' shouts the director. "Read that again Marion, sorry John" "Ahh.....OK" John/marion checks the script.... "Get off yer horse........ and stick yer hands up............yer bum!"

It happened to me once. I shouted, "Why's it taking so long? It's not rocket salad!"

Better not be the 'Thai Dumplings' you're after...... Remember Evil's.....'Nemo me impune lacessit'!

There's some soup with spare ribs and chinese spice that's lovely.........Can't remember the Vietnamese name.

Isn't that where all the prices are the same? Or they end in 48 or something? Been there with 'The Boss' a few times and those breasts look like hers....... Also the house wine wasn't bad.

Out of 2 I'd give her 1!

While I'm at this.......How's about one of america's musical genius's tribute to another. Somehow Paul Simon's arragement out Beach Boys the Beach Boys...and on his own. This really is a superbly crafted piece.

More seriously............I'm a fan of Jeff Beck but Clapton's entry at 2:56 has all the attack of his early Cream years and gave me goose bumps first time I heard this. Curiously this never made it onto the Crossroads DVD. Should have. Thank god for Youtube.

I've always loved this.

Past a certain date you have to go to certain centres. A motor taxi driver will know the closest.

You don't........... Generally I have to wait ages tweedling my thumbs before you to get going. Half the morning's gone by the time you've got your arse in gear! How longs it take to re-stock a fridge ? Nevermind all the late night Brits and god knows what time Americans have been at it while I've slept...stirring it up. Still waiting for Papillon and his gonna get you in the morning post.........Another let down!!

A true 'polymath'

What about the Aussies? They have their own comforting quirks. Aussie Bush Etiquette is recognized throughout the civilized world,.. but we all need to be reminded from time to time. In General: 1. Never take an open stubby to a job interview... 2. Always identify people in your paddocks before shooting at them. 3. It's tacky to take an Esky to church. 4. If you have to vacuum the bed, it's time to change the sheets. 5. Even if you're certain you're included in the will, it's rude to take your ute and trailer to the funeral. Eating Out: 1

Still waiting...................

I'm moving next to Jacko........ Gonna grow a big hedge and block out his light, point my speakers at his house, have a garden party and throw dog turds over the hedge. And shout, "That's for being funnier than me you bastard!" By the way has Papillon got back to you after his sleep.......... about ownership issues?

Yeah.....'H' makes an 'A' sand! Or sometimes an 'O' sand as in, 'an 'otel.' And 'F' begins with 'E'!! And, mate and so does 'L' and 'M'...........'U' begins wiv 'Y' "W" with 'D' "X' wiv 'E' again "Y" wiv 'W' and that's it I fink?

Why are you nearly always so insulting? What's made you so bitter? Whatever your problem.......You won the lottery this morning.....You woke up....don't waste your luck like this!

I thought we'd get into this again. To summarise from memory the argument I read combating 'H L Mencken's' desire to see English referred to as 'Anglo-American' and him saying that English has been dragged so far by America that what the Englishman speaks is now, or soon will be, is a dialect of, 'American'. His adversary argued well to my mind that......'American English....like Australian, Kiwi, Canadian, South African, Scots, Indian sub-continent and all the rest are just dialects of the mother tongue. The vocabularies differ but not by much when you consider the colossal bank of

In my defence it 'was' designed to illustrate through 'confusion' in rhyme the complexities of Homonyms, homophones and homographs in everyday usage, and the difference between them. ...........Which, if I say so myself, it sucksseeds in doing, a'hem......brilliantly.

How's this for obscure? While swimming this morning this came to me......... A homophonbic archer called 'Bow' Considered herself in the 'no' Shooting her bow from a tree She found the target easily And inclined from a bough with a bow I think I need a little 'lie down'

"Afraid too" or 'A frayed knot' ........ He meant what he said.............. We share and enrich 'English' Baited and Bated.....Simple homophones......as against homographs words like 'Bow' and 'Bow' same spelling different sounds. Most of us get homophones confused sometimes. My advise or is it advice?........Don't be 'homophonbic'

Well funny you should ask, I think I'm lucky.....In the condo on my left, a little Hungarian chap named Gabor has just moved in. And on my right is a bloke calls himself Bigmick. My neighbour opposite is a guy who always seems to have a camera in his hand. He's got a really lovely wife and family, his name's Patna. Anyway, I'm inviting them all in for a drink tonight......I think they'll get on well.

Gabor....... Warn you, somebody did!

Almost everywhere...... As Hitchins says ...."Heaven hates ham"

I only know 'cause I looked it up. However, Shakespear offers a quote for all things and all human futures. And "Hey Nonny nonny"......He even saw this thread coming. No offence to anyone......There's some Falstaf in more than a few of us. "Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?" 2 Henry IV 2.4.247-8, Poins speaking to Hal about Falstaf