A Look Back was Re: 'Clue to his vulnerability' (Coming to a conclusion )
Geoff Bannister
gbannister10 at geoff_bannister.yahoo.invalid
Sat Sep 24 06:43:43 UTC 2005
--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...>
wrote:
Potioncat:
> Some days I just feel like Winnie-the-Pooh. Most decidedly a bear
of
> little brain. A good bit of this discussion, and similar ones
> elsewhere leave me scratching my head in puzzlement.
Geoff:
Ah, you haven't quite reached Winnie-the-Pooh's levels of confusion.
He was a bear of /very/ little brain.
:-)
But he did like being up at Christopher Robin's special place at the
top of the forest - which I've visited more than once.
Potioncat:
>> As for Codswallop...I don't dare utter it. Quite by accident I
> said "Bloody wicked!" the other day and my entire family walked
away
> from me. I'm pretty sure no adult anywhere ever says, "Bloody
> wicked"...but oh well...
Geoff:
Why on earth not? Codswallop is defined in my dictionary as British
informal nonsense.
I use it, and many people I know use it including people who would
pale at the thought of saying "knickers".
I wonder what Harry says when he stubs his toe?
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