I'm laughing now -- never heard "knackered" before either. But now I get the gist <g>. (TWO knew vernaculars in one day!) Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: Clapped Out Date: 10/25/2006 9:27:49 A.M. Central Standard Time From: _ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: On Oct 25, 2006, at 2:12 AM, JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > (Wanna 'splain "clapped -out"?) > Knackered, falling short of mint condition, seen better days, "just needs an oil change." David Ritchie, Portland, Oregon