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| Thread ID: 77723 | 2007-03-20 02:41:00 | Happy Birthday, Greven | Laura (43) | PC World Chat |
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| 534440 | 2007-03-20 02:41:00 | I hope Invercargill is giving you sunshine - and all of today's customers are problem-free for you. | Laura (43) | ||
| 534441 | 2007-03-20 07:33:00 | Thanks Laura. The weather was kind to me today. I recently moved into a flat a couple of blocks away from work, so I was able to walk home for lunch & enjoy the sunshine :) The weather was terrible when I had lunch with my Nana on Sunday, so today must be to make up for that :D |
Greven (91) | ||
| 534442 | 2007-03-20 08:33:00 | Happy birthday Greven :) | Erayd (23) | ||
| 534443 | 2007-03-20 08:37:00 | Happy birthday! :) The weather certainly improved as the day progressed. |
R.M. (561) | ||
| 534444 | 2007-03-20 08:49:00 | Happy birthday Greven!! :D | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 534445 | 2007-03-20 09:14:00 | Hi Greven Lang may yir lum reek (a Scottish wish -- that you can Google if you like !) Misty :D |
Misty (368) | ||
| 534446 | 2007-03-20 09:24:00 | Hi Greven Lang may yir lum reek (a Scottish wish -- that you can Google if you like !) Misty :D Long may your chimney smoke? too bad my fireplace is boarded up :p |
Greven (91) | ||
| 534447 | 2007-03-20 09:27:00 | Long may your chimney smoke? I don't get it, but i guess its some metaphor. Anyway, Happy Birthday! :thumbs: |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 534448 | 2007-03-20 10:00:00 | Long may your chimney smoke? too bad my fireplace is boarded up :p Hi Greven Thankfully, this little expression is quite clear, provided one can plough through the Scots English. Literally, it means "Long may your chimney smoke with other people's coal". So you sit in your inglenook, warm and safe - as our favourite Vulcan might say, "Live long and prosper". The "other fowk's coal" is possibly a reference to first-footing, a Scottish New Year's Eve ("Hogmanay") tradition in which visitors bring a piece of coal to a house when they visit. On the other hand, it could indicate generosity, or prosperity! So, have many friends, live a long time, be warm, good luck. www.everything2.com Misty :) |
Misty (368) | ||
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