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**MOBIUS** · January 10, 2006, 05:39

Originally posted by Agathon
A smack in the head and a pink toilet brush for the person who knows how to spell the name that is pronounced "Chumley".

Now that one (Cholmondeley) probably is a French corruption...

If the Poms could stop murdering their own language and start brushing their teeth and engaging in other acts of contemporary hygiene the world would be a better place.

Talking of smacks in the head, Pom/Pommie/POHMIE stands for 'Prisoner of Her Majesty in exile' so the only 'Poms' are the criminal lowlifes we exported to Oz.

**Last Conformist** · January 10, 2006, 05:42

Featherstonehaugh

**MOBIUS** · January 10, 2006, 05:43

**Sandman** · January 10, 2006, 06:03

Here's an explanation of the Mingis/Menzies discrepancy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4595228.stm

Bring back the yogh!

**Dinner** · January 10, 2006, 06:14

I still think it would be cool to have a PM named Ming the Merciless.

**MOBIUS** · January 10, 2006, 10:08

What to call Ming's backers?

**MikeH** · January 10, 2006, 10:57

" Ming on rakastajani"

That is the funniest one. It doesn't mean the same as the others.

**Dinner** · January 10, 2006, 11:33

Yes, but only the Finns get it.

**Provost Harrison** · January 10, 2006, 16:28

Originally posted by Spiffor

Err, no. 'z' is always 'z' in French, a letter can't be more straightforward than the French 'z'.

Don't blame us for the surprises that come from the Celtic background. What next: the absurd Irish spelling will also be the French's fault?

One name, Dun Laoghaire...look up how it is pronounced

**Ming** · January 10, 2006, 17:06

Originally posted by MikeH
" Ming on rakastajani"

That is the funniest one. It doesn't mean the same as the others.

I just posted what was supplied... if it's an inside joke, I hope it's funny, because that was the intent of the entire signature

doesn't rakastajani mean something like lover?

**Ecthy** · January 10, 2006, 17:47

nm

rakastajani means "sucks" IIRC.

**Ming** · January 10, 2006, 17:55

Originally posted by Ecthy
nm

rakastajani means "sucks" IIRC.

That at least makes sense

**Ecthy** · January 10, 2006, 17:58

Well, I have met MikeH in person (his last name is "Hunt", I swear!) and he told me all about it.

**Ecthy** · January 10, 2006, 17:59

Llanfair pwllgwyngyllgogerych wyrndrobwll llantysilio gogogoch, too.

**Provost Harrison** · January 10, 2006, 18:11

Very good Andy. Did you google that?

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