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[PeejayAdams]

Mel Padden wrote:

[Edited to avoid enraging the Britishers]

I wasn't remotely outraged by "gotten" - a fine English word - but "BRITISHER" on the other hand ... :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.

[Mel Padden]

Then, my cheeky mission is accomplished... ;P

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.

[Pete OHanlon]

Nah, we just know how thin skinned Americans are and how easy you are to wind up. It's all a massive conspiracy by the rest of the English speaking world.

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[Pete OHanlon]

To be honest, I'm more offended by your use of "the the".

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[Lost User]

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

Nah, we just know how thin skinned Americans are and how easy you are to wind up.

So you fake being thin skinned and wound up about our use of "gotten" to get under our skin and wind us up. Gotcha! :rolleyes:

[Pete OHanlon]

Shhh. Don't tell anyone. We really don't care otherwise.

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[A_Griffin]

Brits don't have lumberyards - we have timber yards. :mad: :)

[Pete OHanlon]

We'll let this one slide. The timberjack song wouldn't have been as funny.

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[A_Griffin]

Indeed... but that was set in Canada, if I recall...

[Mel Padden]

Actually that's a good point. I think the clue, from a linguistic standpoint, is quite misleading in retrospect, for which I apologise.

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.

[Pete OHanlon]

So are you going to post the answer?

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[A_Griffin]

I agree with Pete O - time to put us out of our misery....

[Munchies_Matt]

SO WHATS THE FUCKING ANSWER! :(( :(( :(( :((

[A_Griffin]

That's 5,4 not 5.3 !!!!

[Pete OHanlon]

Could you please explain how your answer fit the question? Given the number of letters you said was in the second word, I was trying to come up with a phrase containing lot.

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[Mel Padden]

My bad, I miscounted. The "Lumber" reference was to wood-deal-type of wood. The "Much to be gotten" was obviously to the "great" bit, and i rather thought that referencing a slightly old-timey English word might hint to a slightly old-timey way of saying "a lot". Obviously, I completely buggered that one up, I was running around all day at work yesterday. Apologies.

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.