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03-27-2006, 04:29 PM
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Gone and done
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Hey CF -- what does your sig mean? Babelfish gives this highly dubious translation:
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per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not. |
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03-28-2006, 07:25 AM
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Pump my ride!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England
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In truth it is a play on words, 'I know my onions' is an old English saying that means 'I am very capable of doing what I know best', but, in an obviously (now) vain attempt at humour, I thought I would tie this to the old cliche image of the Frenchman with his bicycle, either side of which would be hung voluminous bunches of onions - a graphic description of the French onion-seller, as he was affectionately known in my younger days. The literal translation of the second sentence is therefore: 'they are each side of my bicycle'. Well, it brought a tear to my eye, anyway - and to avoid mis-interpretation I meant that to be a tear of laughter... but they could just have been induced by the onions, I suppose...
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03-29-2006, 06:10 PM
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lobber of scimitars
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  wolf eht htiw og"Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis |
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03-31-2006, 10:29 AM
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Pump my ride!
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Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England
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Oh that I were that well-endowed to sport a couple of panier-sized balls, but, no, it is sadly the bulbous vegetable and its 'location francaise' (written with a French accent) I reference and nothing else. My sincere apologies if for all these months you have been carrying around a totally different and more endearing image of me in your head... .
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04-04-2006, 01:42 AM
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lobber of scimitars
Join Date: Jul 2001
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I'm the professional psychic.
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wolf eht htiw og"Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis |
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