Re: more colloquial phrases (was Re: Warranty

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Helena Kim wrote:
> > Dog's bollocks.
> 
> that's funny. cause here, the dog's bollocks is (really!) something that
> is absolutely great. but in the context you used it there, it seemed to
> mean 'what a load of shite'.

Isn't it strange how words to describe negative things so often end up
describing positive things? For example - if an Australian teenager
describes something as `sick' `filthy', or `mad' it all means `brilliant!' 
 
> interesting when related back to the thread we had about one
> bananafishlister or another topping themselves.

Yes, that was me ... and present evidence would show that I'm still here (:

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