OT: "mileage/ADMIN: OT discussions

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 12496

Kaitlin wrote:

<< Hi folks, I need help with a project, and I think you guys can 
answer me the fastest. When talking to a British person 
about "mileage," as in a car that gets good mileage, would you 
actually call it mileage or would you call it something else? I know 
I can count on you guys!>>

Yes, we would call it mileage:  "What's the mileage like, mate?"  "It 
does 50 to the gallon with a following wind..."

***********ADMIN bit

[Neil, dons dented turquoise moderator bonnet on top of the hairnet 
still there from the other day] 

The only reason I'm responding to this online is so that I can give 
another mention to our newish OTChatter area (as portrayed in Jim's 
lovely, recent filk), where people can debate this sort of thing 
until the cows come home.  

Like I say, OTChatter is a fairly new club area, so only a handful of 
our 900 [cough! splutter!] members have joined up so far and they are 
lonely and bleating like little lambs for their friends. 

[Neil suddenly boggartises and becomes a sheepdog the size of a small 
caravan].  

(So... come along now, form an orderly flock...) RUFF, RUFF!  (.... 
that's it...)  WOOF! ...  (come along, sweet, fluffy, tasty-looking 
creatures...)  GROWL  (C'mon! c'mon! ...) SNIFF  ... into the 
enclosure labelled:  

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter

Note: We'll soon be removing OT discussions from this list, so best 
to gambol over there ASAP if you don't want to end up in deep sh..., 
I mean sheep dip. <g>

Neil [wagging his tail and panting].  BTW, isn't anyone going to 
throw that stick?

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