Post by thread:[OT]: Friday Night Live

Sigh , sorry about that could have sworn I bunged the tag in! {Quote hidden}>From the Australian Bureau of Statistics: > > > > > > * 3 Australians die each year testing if a 9V > > * battery works on their tongue. > > * 142 Australians were injured in 1998 by not > > * removing all the pins from new shirts. > > * 58 Australians are injured each year by using > > * sharp knives instead of screwdrivers. > > * 31 Australians have died since 1996 by watering > > * their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in. > > * 19 Australians have died in the last 3 years by eating Christmas > > decorations they believed were chocolate. > > * Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after > > * cracker pulling incidents. > > * 101 Australians since 1997 have had to have broken parts of plastic > > toys pulled out of the soles of their feet. > > * 18 Australians had serious burns in 1998 trying on > > * a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth. > > * A massive 543 Australians were admitted to > > * casualty in the last two years after opening bottles of beer with > > their teeth or eye socket. > > * 5 Australians were injured last year in accidents > > * involving out of control Scalextric cars. > > * .........and finally: > > * 8 Australians cracked their skull in 1997 after > > falling asleep (passing out) while throwing up into the toilet. > > Colin -- cdb, spam_OUTbodgy1TakeThisOuToptusnet.com.au on 01/11/2002 -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email .....listservKILLspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- cdb, bodgy1KILLspamoptusnet.com.au on 01/11/2002 -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email .....listservKILLspam.....mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

OK, I gotta ask for an explanation: Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after cracker pulling incidents. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "cdb" <EraseMEbodgy1spam_OUTTakeThisOuTOPTUSNET.COM.AU> To: <PICLISTspam_OUTMITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 3:41 PM Subject: [OT]: Friday Night Live Sigh , sorry about that could have sworn I bunged the tag in! >From the Australian Bureau of Statistics: -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email @spam@listservKILLspammitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

Ah, I think they might be called bon-bons in the US. Officially they are here to, it's probably us stick in the mud English,Irish, Welsh and Scots who use the term cracker. colin -- cdb, KILLspambodgy1KILLspamoptusnet.com.au on 02/11/2002 -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email RemoveMElistservTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

The term 'cracker' has a couple of meanings here: 1) a baked dried 'thing' meant for spreading cheese on or 2) a 'redneck' (a person characterised as coming from a rough, uncivilized background as in being 'from the south') as contrasted to someone coming from New York City (or Cleveland even!) 3) one said to be a "cracker-jack mechanic" (or electrician), however, means one who is exceptionally good at his trade. A 'cracker pull' - made no sense! RF Jim {Original Message removed}

> The term 'cracker' has a couple of meanings here: > > 1) > 2) > 3) So, it appears, does "couple" ;-) ============== 2) a 'redneck' (a person characterised as coming from a rough, uncivilized background as in being 'from the south') as contrasted to someone coming from New York City (or Cleveland even!) As used extensively in South Park http://www.spscriptorium.com/SPBios/SPlexicon.htm Thanks for stirring me to look it up -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email TakeThisOuTlistservEraseMEspam_OUTmitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body

Sid Weaver wrote: > > "Cracker" also refers to a party favor that makes a loud popping noise when > the ends are pulled apart sharply. Hmm. Now i'm getting communication breakdown... In Australia a "party favor" is what you get from a blonde in the spare room. <grin> -Roman -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu

I've found that the brunette in the spa is just as...'favourable' <g> Jonathan {Quote hidden}> -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [RemoveMEPICLISTEraseMEEraseMEMITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Roman Black > Sent: Saturday, 2 November 2002 6:47 PM > To: RemoveMEPICLISTspam_OUTKILLspamMITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT]: Friday Night Live > > > Sid Weaver wrote: > > > > "Cracker" also refers to a party favor that makes a loud > popping noise when > > the ends are pulled apart sharply. > > > Hmm. Now i'm getting communication breakdown... > In Australia a "party favor" is what you get > from a blonde in the spare room. <grin> > -Roman > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > RemoveMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTspammitvma.mit.edu > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList EraseMEpiclist-unsubscribe-requestspamspamBeGonemitvma.mit.edu