On Sat, 2 Aug 2003, in message , Skitt (Email Removed) writes This may well be the place to recount one of the scarier experiences of my childhood. Every summer my parents ... was on his forehead, but hey, in my child's mind, I din't want

I *am* really 14 and it *was* really 9 PM when I posted my original post. Do you really believe ... in bed by 9 PM - *on a Friday evening in the Summer*? (Hint: absolutely *NO* school the next day!) I've gathered (AIPOB) that The Parents

Christopher complained: It's 9PM Friday evening and I've been sent to my room. If you're really 14 and it's really 9 p.m., shouldn't you be asleep in bed by now? I *am* really 14 and it *was* really 9 PM when I posted my

I've been swimming a lot this summer, and when I'm "out and about", I put AUE to the very back of my mind. Wait, did you say "out and about" or "oat and aboat"? Gotta get your daily fix, don't you RF?

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003, in message (Email Removed), Jacqui (Email Removed) writes Autumn term: first week of Sept-third week of Dec. Half-term around the third or fourth week of October. Spring term: ... short Christmas break and exams in January,

Why should anyone except close family express grief? He was 100 frickin' years old! Because he died. Nobody is supposed to die. And if they do, it means something is wrong. And somebody should probably be sued. Who pulled the plug? And if

In the piece below, 1 A ‘knut' was, according to my SOED, ‘joc(ular) sp(elling) and pron(unciation) of ‘nut' (= ‘dandy') 1911'. Under ‘nut', one sees ‘A swell, dandy 1904'. Much the same animal as the ‘masher' – as

Maria Conlon wibbled Back to "half terms": "They happen in October, February and May..." brings up yet another question. If those months are ... assume there is a lengthy break at Christmastime, as well? Why does that not stand

What's "half term"? It's short for "half term holiday", which is a one week break from school (that's under 18s, not university/college) in the middle of each term (semester). They happen in October, February and