Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Geezers and Sheezers

GEEZERS and SHEEZERS

In Britain, old men

are called Geezers, wives Sheezers

Isn’t that funny?

 

 


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Unusual U.K. Place names 58. – Awre

AWRE, Gloucestershire

Name from Old English

meaning sour water meadow

Cows had long faces

 


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Obscure words explained 69. – shilly shally

SHILLY SHALLY

What is to be done

I am vacillitating

I can not decide


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Requiescat in pace – RIP

My Desktop PC

Trip to computer heaven

Dying a slow death


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Unusual U.K. Place Names 13. – Dull

DULL

There’s a place called Dull

in Scotland It is twinned with

Boring Oregon


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Obscure words explained 52. – # octothorpe

# OCTOTHORPE

the true name for # (hash)

a tag sign often called pound

great for Tic Tac Toe

Note: For British readers: Tic Tac Toe is the same as noughts and crosses


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Obscure words explained 48. -turophobia

TUROPHOBIA

Mice don’t have it

Nor does the photographer

One, two, three,  say Cheese!


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Obscure words explained 44. – jiggery pokery

JIGGERY POKERY

Shady behavior

trickery and deception

dishonest flim flam