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  • G GuyThiebaut

    I know it seems funny, but given the word is so offensive to so many people, could you please remove that false quote attributed to me - thanks :-D

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    JimmyRopes
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    GuyThiebaut wrote:

    I know it seems funny, but given the word is so offensive to so many people, could you please remove that false quote attributed to me - thanks

    Fixed, I took total responsibility for my depiction, albeit vulgar, of the human anatomy. Hope that helps. :-D What I find offensive is having to use code for words. F word, C word, E word, N word, etc. If people just said what they were thinking then there would be communication between people, not some coded message. X|

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      The word "hoover" for vacuum has never been part of the Aussie idiom except in the Pommy diaspora. This is probably larger in Oz than RSA. The Kiwis use "hoover" more frequently so don't rule out Kiwi.

      P0mpey3 wrote:

      granted she could be a Kiwi but's it's same difference)

      Of course just like United States inhabitants and Canadians or Texans and Mexicans.

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      pwasser wrote:

      The word "hoover" for vacuum has never been part of the Aussie idiom except in the Pommy diaspora.

      What if she said "Nielfisk"? What would that make her? :-D

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        GuyThiebaut wrote:

        I know it seems funny, but given the word is so offensive to so many people, could you please remove that false quote attributed to me - thanks

        Fixed, I took total responsibility for my depiction, albeit vulgar, of the human anatomy. Hope that helps. :-D What I find offensive is having to use code for words. F word, C word, E word, N word, etc. If people just said what they were thinking then there would be communication between people, not some coded message. X|

        Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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        GuyThiebaut
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        The thing about humour is that it depends much of the time about not actually saying the punchline but allowing others to work it out - the joke then becomes the point that one never used the word however others did in their minds. Did I really have to explain that? However given that you have not changed the quote I am asking you again to please not use that word as a false quote - please change it.

        “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

        ― Christopher Hitchens

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          The thing about humour is that it depends much of the time about not actually saying the punchline but allowing others to work it out - the joke then becomes the point that one never used the word however others did in their minds. Did I really have to explain that? However given that you have not changed the quote I am asking you again to please not use that word as a false quote - please change it.

          “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

          ― Christopher Hitchens

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          JimmyRopes
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          GuyThiebaut wrote:

          The thing about British humour is that it depends much of the time about not actually saying the punchline but allowing others to work it out

          FTFY :-D

          GuyThiebaut wrote:

          the British joke then becomes the point that one never used the word however others did in their minds.

          FTFY :-D

          GuyThiebaut wrote:

          Did I really have to explain that?

          Is it! :-D

          GuyThiebaut wrote:

          However given that you have not changed the quote I am asking you again to please not use that word as a false quote - please change it.

          I took full responsibility for the quote, relieving you of any attribution. Did I really have to explain that? :doh:

          Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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          • G GuyThiebaut

            The thing about humour is that it depends much of the time about not actually saying the punchline but allowing others to work it out - the joke then becomes the point that one never used the word however others did in their minds. Did I really have to explain that? However given that you have not changed the quote I am asking you again to please not use that word as a false quote - please change it.

            “That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”

            ― Christopher Hitchens

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            JimmyRopes
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            I made further modifications calling the "C"unt word the vigina word. I hope that satisfies your politically correct sensibilities. :laugh:

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              There is a Lady down the School and it's been bugging me for ages because I can't work out if she is South African or Aussie from her accent. For example, this morning she was "farting with her Hoover" when in fact she was struggling with her Vacuum Cleaner? Is that Aussie or Saffer?

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              R Giskard Reventlov
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              Maybe she's a Kiwi! Or Zimbabwean. Or from Luton. :-)

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              • R R Giskard Reventlov

                Maybe she's a Kiwi! Or Zimbabwean. Or from Luton. :-)

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                Karel Čapek wrote:

                Or from Luton

                You must have missed the part where she was cleaning her house.

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                  Should have been clearer. I think she is Aussie (granted she could be a Kiwi but's it's same difference) The Missus thinks she is Saffer.

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                  Rage
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                  Ah, but this changes everything : She is now definitely Saffer. Even if she is Aussie.

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                    GuyThiebaut wrote:

                    I know it seems funny, but given the word is so offensive to so many people, could you please remove that false quote attributed to me - thanks

                    Fixed, I took total responsibility for my depiction, albeit vulgar, of the human anatomy. Hope that helps. :-D What I find offensive is having to use code for words. F word, C word, E word, N word, etc. If people just said what they were thinking then there would be communication between people, not some coded message. X|

                    Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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                    Rage
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                    "Sunshine" is the word you are looking for.

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                    • T Tim Carmichael

                      Interesting... we refer to a dog in the house as a portable Hoover... especially at meal times!

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                      H Brydon
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                      "... a dog in the house" sounds like another euphemism to me. Okay, so what did you *really* mean? :-)

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                        Karel Čapek wrote:

                        Or from Luton

                        You must have missed the part where she was cleaning her house.

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                        R Giskard Reventlov
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                        Oh, very good: worthy of bonus points.

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                        • H H Brydon

                          "... a dog in the house" sounds like another euphemism to me. Okay, so what did you *really* mean? :-)

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                          Tim Carmichael
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                          We have a 35 pound fur ball, Matilda, than cleans up any food that falls. With the speed the do it, they're called "Hoovers".

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                            GuyThiebaut wrote:

                            The thing about British humour is that it depends much of the time about not actually saying the punchline but allowing others to work it out

                            FTFY :-D

                            GuyThiebaut wrote:

                            the British joke then becomes the point that one never used the word however others did in their minds.

                            FTFY :-D

                            GuyThiebaut wrote:

                            Did I really have to explain that?

                            Is it! :-D

                            GuyThiebaut wrote:

                            However given that you have not changed the quote I am asking you again to please not use that word as a false quote - please change it.

                            I took full responsibility for the quote, relieving you of any attribution. Did I really have to explain that? :doh:

                            Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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                            That's interesting, actually, because it brings up the point that there are big differences between British and American humour. After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humour is funny.

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                              That's interesting, actually, because it brings up the point that there are big differences between British and American humour. After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humour is funny.

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                              Mark_Wallace wrote:

                              That's interesting, actually, because it brings up the point that there are big differences between British and American humour.  After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humour isn't funny.

                              FTFY ;P

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                                That's interesting, actually, because it brings up the point that there are big differences between British and American humour. After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humour is funny.

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                                JimmyRopes
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                                Mark_Wallace wrote:

                                After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humor isn't funny.

                                FTFY :-D

                                Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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                                  "Sunshine" is the word you are looking for.

                                  Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                                  JimmyRopes
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                                  Let's not bring French into the conversation. :-D

                                  Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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                                    Mark_Wallace wrote:

                                    After extensive research by multiple teams of highly trained and experienced humorists, comedians, academics, and other experts, the main difference was found to be that British humor isn't funny.

                                    FTFY :-D

                                    Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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                                    Mark_Wallace
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                                    And they found American humour to be repetitive. Who'da thunkit?

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                                      And they found American humour to be repetitive. Who'da thunkit?

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                                      JimmyRopes
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                                      Mark_Wallace wrote:

                                      And they found American British humour to be repetitive.

                                      FTFY :-D

                                      Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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