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paulwiggins
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:17 pm 
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A bag of mini koala toys for the first person who can translate this headline into English. [And yes the slot was paying attention the day I wrote it].


I am a wee bit sceptical
about those septic tanks
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SusanV
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That's a headline? Oh lord.

Presumably the story had to do with septic tanks not working exactly as advertised. (Oddly enough, we had such a story over here in the WashPost over the weekend.
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SuchASlot
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Please tell us it isn't a play on the word "wee."
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wee 1 adjective (weer, weest) 1. little; very small: just a wee bit, thanks. phrase 2. the wee small hours, the hours immediatelyfollowing midnight. [ME we, var. of wei (small) quantity, OE weg weight, amount]
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Does that mean you require my mailing address?
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Not yet, there is still the minor matter of what septic tank means in this context. You may consult a text book.
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I can only assume that someone is not a Bush fan. (Damn Yanks.)
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Sucha wins
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