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Bloody old fart
When you call to somebody, "you bloody old fart", does "old " mean aged? Orlong familiar as in old friend?
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Thus spake masahiko: [nq:1]When you call to somebody, "you ****** old ****",[/nq] "If", because I haven't, and may not. [nq:1]does "old " mean aged? [/nq] "Old" means "aged" in that context.
- Thus spake masahiko: [nq:1]When you call to somebody, "you ****** old ****",[/nq] "If", because I haven't, and may not.
- [nq:1]does "old " mean aged?
- [/nq] "Old" means "aged" in that context.
- Simon R.
- Hughes
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Thus spake masahiko:
[nq:1]When you call to somebody, "you ****** old ****",[/nq]
"If", because I haven't, and may not.
[nq:1]does "old " mean aged? Orlong familiar as in old friend?[/nq]
"Old" means "aged" in that context.
Simon R. Hughes
[nq:1]When you call to somebody, "you ****** old ****",[/nq]
"If", because I haven't, and may not.
[nq:1]does "old " mean aged? Orlong familiar as in old friend?[/nq]
"Old" means "aged" in that context.
Simon R. Hughes
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[nq:1]When you call to somebody, "you ****** old ****", does "old " mean aged? Orlong familiar as in old friend?[/nq]
Most probably the latter. I'm told Australians often use 'How are you, you old ***?'.
But in the context of talking 'about' someone rather than 'to' them, I think it's more likely to refer to age. Will Carling, then Captain of England's Rugby Union team, referred to the off
Most probably the latter. I'm told Australians often use 'How are you, you old ***?'.
But in the context of talking 'about' someone rather than 'to' them, I think it's more likely to refer to age. Will Carling, then Captain of England's Rugby Union team, referred to the off
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Thus spake John Dean:
[nq:2]When you call to somebody, "you ****** old ****", does "old " mean aged? Orlong familiar as in old friend?[/nq]
[nq:1]Most probably the latter. I'm told Australians often use 'How are you, you old ***?'. But in the context of ... he wasn't being friendly. Other familiar greetings include 'You old rascal', 'You old dog' and (antiquated now) 'My old son'.[/nq]
[nq:2]When you call to somebody, "you ****** old ****", does "old " mean aged? Orlong familiar as in old friend?[/nq]
[nq:1]Most probably the latter. I'm told Australians often use 'How are you, you old ***?'. But in the context of ... he wasn't being friendly. Other familiar greetings include 'You old rascal', 'You old dog' and (antiquated now) 'My old son'.[/nq]
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[nq:1]Thus spake John Dean:[/nq]
[nq:2]Most probably the latter. I'm told Australians often use 'How ... rascal', 'You old dog' and (antiquated now) 'My old son'.[/nq]
[nq:1]The friend is of old. Is the ***, the rascal, the dog, or the ****? I don't think so.[/nq]
I'm sure you don't. The farts were old because several of them came omn TV to protest that they were not, thus heral
[nq:2]Most probably the latter. I'm told Australians often use 'How ... rascal', 'You old dog' and (antiquated now) 'My old son'.[/nq]
[nq:1]The friend is of old. Is the ***, the rascal, the dog, or the ****? I don't think so.[/nq]
I'm sure you don't. The farts were old because several of them came omn TV to protest that they were not, thus heral
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Thus spake John Dean:
[nq:2]Thus spake John Dean: The friend is of old. Is the ***, the rascal, the dog, or the ****? I don't think so.[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm sure you don't.[/nq]
Play nice.
[nq:1]The farts were old because several of them came omn TV to protest that they were not, thus heralding the end of their influence on the game.[/nq]
Grumpy Old Men are old and grumpy. (Hi
[nq:2]Thus spake John Dean: The friend is of old. Is the ***, the rascal, the dog, or the ****? I don't think so.[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm sure you don't.[/nq]
Play nice.
[nq:1]The farts were old because several of them came omn TV to protest that they were not, thus heralding the end of their influence on the game.[/nq]
Grumpy Old Men are old and grumpy. (Hi
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[nq:1]Grumpy Old Men are old and grumpy. (Hi, Rey!)[/nq]
That's grümpy, remember, Sümön?
It's caused by them rounded vowels. (Hi, Valentine!)
Reinhold (Dena Rey) Aman
That's grümpy, remember, Sümön?
It's caused by them rounded vowels. (Hi, Valentine!)
Reinhold (Dena Rey) Aman
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}> Grumpy Old Men are old and grumpy. (Hi, Rey!)
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} That's grümpy, remember, Sümön?
} It's caused by them rounded vowels. (Hi, Valentine!)
Et tü, Brüte?
R. J. Valentine
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}> Grumpy Old Men are old and grumpy. (Hi, Rey!)
}
} That's grümpy, remember, Sümön?
} It's caused by them rounded vowels. (Hi, Valentine!)
Et tü, Brüte?
R. J. Valentine
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