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Thread ID: 135849 2013-12-18 08:19:00 Bad slip of the tongue? kenj (9738) PC World Chat
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1362983 2013-12-18 08:19:00 I would hope this was the case. In the item (on that ghastly TV1 7pm program) about the anniversary of the battle of the River Plate in 1939, a female navy captain talked about the Gaf Spree.

Silly of her. Being a navy person, she should have got it right. Or am I being picky?

Ken.
kenj (9738)
1362984 2013-12-18 08:52:00 I thought this was going to be about eating your peas off your knife, giving rise to the phrase"White man speaks with forked tongue".
Perhaps the captainette was having her own gaffe spree? ;)
R2x1 (4628)
1362985 2013-12-18 08:54:00 I would hope this was the case . In the item (on that ghastly TV1 7pm program) about the anniversary of the battle of the River Plate in 1939, a female navy captain talked about the Gaf Spree .

Silly of her . Being a navy person, she should have got it right . Or am I being picky?

Ken .

Dunno . Possibly she was talking about the Graf Spee?
WalOne (4202)
1362986 2013-12-18 17:16:00 She was. But got it wrong.

Ken
kenj (9738)
1362987 2013-12-18 19:16:00 Dunno. Possibly she was talking about the Graf Spee?

You think??!
Zippity (58)
1362988 2013-12-18 19:29:00 You think??!

Tongue in cheek, Zippity. Tongue in cheek.
WalOne (4202)
1362989 2013-12-18 21:01:00 Perhaps the captainette was having her own gaffe spree? ;)Tee hee. KarameaDave (15222)
1362990 2013-12-18 21:47:00 .....................(please delete this post) Zippity (58)
1362991 2013-12-18 21:48:00 Tongue in cheek, Zippity. Tongue in cheek.

The use of smiley would have negated my earlier reply :)
Zippity (58)
1362992 2013-12-18 22:10:00 The use of smiley would have negated my earlier reply :)

Point taken :)
WalOne (4202)
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