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A pleonasm, surely.

Of course, Uncle Bitters, if you were to offer more adequate remuneration for my advice you could expect more effective service ... although I presume this won't be the first time you've been told something like that.

Ha! Would you believe that is the second obscure linguistic term that has come to my notice in the past fortnight? A former colleague sent me a text about "collocation". Hadn't heard the word for I reckon 20 years but I did at least remember it. "Pleonasm" however, sent me to the reference book.

As to "remuneration" - I will need more evidence of your credibility than a mere Hopping Dick before I part with my ill gotten gains.

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Verbose pseudo intellectualism will get you everywhere.

As an adjunct,or perhaps an addendum,what kind of man lives in a place called Hopping Dicks?


Yeah could have been a ripping yarn with some decent editing.

bitters, you need to read it in the original russian to appreciate the nuances

Verbose pseudo intellectualism will get you everywhere.

As an adjunct,or perhaps an addendum,what kind of man lives in a place called Hopping Dicks?

dunno, but if i had to guess i'd say a dick hopper

bitters, you need to read it in the original russian to appreciate the nuances

No doubt dc, but we mere mortals don't have some enthralled old babushkas to help us out.

 

I just scrolled through the last 50 odd posts, that is time I won't get back. Best retire to bed with a good book, I think.

What about the non-odd posts? Oh wait ... :lol::blink:

No doubt dc, but we mere mortals don't have some enthralled old babushkas to help us out.

The ghost who walks was always like that .... must be jungle drums or something :mad:

Verbose pseudo intellectualism will get you everywhere.

As an adjunct,or perhaps an addendum,what kind of man lives in a place called Hopping Dicks?

A fine, upstanding one, I might say, except that all it would probably do is open the door to all sorts of nonsense about Cialis.*

* had to look that up, obviously.


A fine, upstanding one, I might say, except that all it would probably do is open the door to all sorts of nonsense about Cialis.*

* had to look that up, obviously.

not to worry doc. you are safe, uncle bitters has retired for the evening

I doubt we'll hear from dc tonight. Apart from his usual rather notorious commitments, I read today that Borewood has joined the list of Melbourne's $million suburbs. I suspect dc will gargle a few Porphery Pearls in celebration - FMD he may even buy one!

I doubt we'll hear from dc tonight. Apart from his usual rather notorious commitments, I read today that Borewood has joined the list of Melbourne's $million suburbs. I suspect dc will gargle a few Porphery Pearls in celebration - FMD he may even buy one!

might break out the old stones green ginger wine, bbo, but really that is very old news especially in the more elite areas ^_^

might break out the old stones green ginger wine, bbo, but really that is very old news especially in the more elite areas ^_^

Well I was only making polite conversation dc ( as we of the upper class do) but .... Stones Green Ginger !!!! FMD!!


Just had a banana in Bangkok.

Have to say rather poor example of the noble fruit.

Just had a banana in Bangkok.

Have to say rather poor example of the noble fruit.

You can put your banana in Bangkok but you cant....put...your...

oh whatever.....

 

Getting "the teeth" fixed od ? tsk tsk wink wink!

Yes Bbo and you will not believe the agony I went through today.

Sadly no winks tsk etc

Yes Bbo and you will not believe the agony I went through today.

Sadly no winks tsk etc

As long as everything ends happily.


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