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2000-11-07 16:46Jeff Shoemakerwhat is a "wide boy?" ------------ 1642 try 621 ------------ -----------------------------

From:: Jeff Shoemaker <cache@texas.net>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 10:46:15 -0600
Subject:: [idm] question for the anglophiles

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2000-11-07 17:19Anthony Richardsona bit of a geezer, mate, innit? bit of a lad... 'it fell off the back of a lorry, mate, ho

From:: Anthony Richardson <ar9541@bristol.ac.uk>
To:: idm <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 17:19:07 -0000
Subject:: Re: [idm] question for the anglophiles

a bit of a geezer, mate, innit? bit of a lad... 'it fell off the back of a lorry, mate, honest.' etc. see lock-stock, snatch, and other silly brit gangster flicks. Anthony np: Can -- Ege Bamyasi... what does this mean?? ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Shoemaker To: idm@hyperreal.org Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 4:46 PM Subject: [idm] question for the anglophiles what is a "wide boy?"

2000-11-07 19:23Irene McCOn 7 Nov 2000, Anthony Richardson wrote re Re: [idm] question for the anglophi: > np: Can

From:: Irene McC <substar@iafrica.com>
To:: <ar9541@bristol.ac.uk>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 21:23:03 +0200
Subject:: [idm] ege bamyasi
Reply to:: Re: [idm] question for the anglophiles

On 7 Nov 2000, Anthony Richardson wrote re Re: [idm] question for the anglophi:

quoted 1 line np: Can -- Ege Bamyasi... what does this mean??

> np: Can -- Ege Bamyasi... what does this mean??

Ege Bamyasi Okraschoten... that's the full title. And there's an Andy Warhol type can on the cover. Containing okra (a green pod-like vegetable) and apparently the brand name is Ege Bamyasi or something like that ... I remember reading some interview with one of the Can's (get the pun, can, clever y'know) and they saw this tin and it looked cool and bang! Cover and title all sorted in one. I * --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2000-11-07 17:33Ross BalmerNot an anglophile, just an anglo... A "wide boy" is: "A man who lives by his wits, especia

From:: Ross Balmer <ross@tui.co.uk>
To:: IDM <idm@hyperreal.org>, Jeff Shoemaker <cache@texas.net>
Date:: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 17:33:00 -0000
Subject:: Re: [idm] question for the anglophiles

Not an anglophile, just an anglo... A "wide boy" is: "A man who lives by his wits, especially a dishonest living. A petty criminal." Oxford New English Dictionary. Ross. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Shoemaker" <cache@texas.net> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 4:46 PM Subject: [idm] question for the anglophiles

quoted 10 lines what is a "wide boy?"

> what is a "wide boy?" > > ------------ > 1642 try 621 > ------------ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >

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2000-11-07 17:44zachary mastoonsomeone who is "big-boned" or just a fat ass, probably! z :) >From: Jeff Shoemaker <cache@

From:: zachary mastoon <zacharymastoon@hotmail.com>
To:: <cache@texas.net>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 11:44:47 CST
Subject:: Re: [idm] question for the anglophiles

someone who is "big-boned" or just a fat ass, probably! z :)

quoted 15 lines From: Jeff Shoemaker <cache@texas.net>

>From: Jeff Shoemaker <cache@texas.net> >To: idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: [idm] question for the anglophiles >Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 10:46:15 -0600 > >what is a "wide boy?" > >------------ >1642 try 621 >------------ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >

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2000-11-07 17:53alland[byallo]isn't that a type of harley? or is that a fat boy? no... that's a rap group. umm... yeah.

From:: alland[byallo] <alland@humbledesign.com>
To:: Jeff Shoemaker <cache@texas.net>, idm.list <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 09:53:19 -0800
Subject:: Re: [idm] question for the anglophiles

isn't that a type of harley? or is that a fat boy? no... that's a rap group. umm... yeah. it's definately something. a. "Exterminate all rational thought. That is the conclusion I have come to." - Bill Lee, Naked Lunch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Shoemaker" <cache@texas.net> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 8:46 AM Subject: [idm] question for the anglophiles

quoted 11 lines what is a "wide boy?"

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