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austechwriter Digest    Tue, 24 Jan 2006        Volume: 04  Issue: 023

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:19:08 -0600
From: MHT <runfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: OT: English is such a marvelous language

And then, never overlook the possibility that it might be what it is <G>
Many many moons ago, I had, for a brief time, a BF who believed that a
certain level of dirt and grime were "healthy" and that you did not ever
need to wash your bath towels, as you used them on a freshly cleaned body
and that could not possibly get the towel dirty or in need of cleaning. It
seemed that my "tender" nose alone was able to detect the reeking aroma
that arose from the grubby towels (true story - Iswear - he was actually a
pretty bright guy, otherwise)
MNMary
At 04:46 AM 1/24/2006, you wrote:






Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:42:57 +1100
From: Michael Granat <megranat@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: OT: English is such a marvelous language

Gee Melanie (K)

I'm afraid that this one doesn't wash with me, either ;-)

In fact, it must be the towel that the female player threw in last
Saturday arvo, when the temperature hit 38.3 C on court and the stadium
roof had to be closed to turn on the aircon.

This was done in an effort to protect people from the scoring anomaly
that would have occurred, had the court temperature hit 40 C:

Player: "What's the temperature please, Mister Umpire?"
Umpire: "Forty, Love."

Keep that towel and have it laminated.  It's a piece of history!

Cheers,

Michael Granat
Write Ideas
www.writeideas.com.au

At 21:46 24/01/2006, you wrote: 
Hi All

I love the way the english language can give a very different slant to
what was intended.

Here is an extract from the online newsletter for the Australian Open:

"Official Player Towel

Don't miss your chance to own an authentic Australian Open towel used
by all of the players at the Australian Open!"

>Wouldn't it be awfully grubby!



Totally, and because its Australia Day ( my birthday as it happens) I feel I can relate that there was a grubby individual I knew when I worked at the University of London who reckoned his socks needed a wash when they stuck to the wall when he took them off......

Bill

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