42, Google and pocket. - what links them all up?

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   > >> On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:26:42 +0000 Isofarro
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   > >> >42, Google and a pocket - what links them all up?
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> >
   > >> >Probert Encyclopaedia, that's what.
   > >> >
   > >> >Yet more proof the Matt's website is indeed the source of the meaning
of
   > >> >life, page 42 of O'Reilly's "Google Pocket Guide" contains three
  > >websites
   > >> >covering usages of slang. Top of the list is Mr Probert's excellent
work:
   > >> >
   > >> >"The Probert Encyclopedia -- Slang
   > >> >
   > >> >This site is browseable by first letter or searchable by keyword.
(Note
  > >that
   > >> >the keyword search covers the entire Probert Encyclopedia -- slang
  > >results
   > >> >are near the bottom.) Slang is from all over the world. It's often
   > >> >cross-linked, especially drug slang. As with most slang dictionaries,
  > >this
   > >> >site contains materials that might offend.
   > >> >
   > >> >http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/slang.htm"
   > >> >
   > >> >The other two mentioned are:
<font color=brown>   > >> >* <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/</font" target="_blank">http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/</font</a>>
<font color=brown>   > >> >* <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.linkopp.com/members/vlaiko/slanglinks.htm</font" target="_blank">http://www.linkopp.com/members/vlaiko/slanglinks.htm</font</a>>
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   > >> *BLUSH*
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   > >> Matt
  > >
  > >You jammy, jammy .......
  > >
  > >Proof of the pudding Mr Probert, deliver good content that serves the
  > >visitor.
  > >
  > >So what are you going to do with the first million?!
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> Fly to Scotland and buy you a wee dram?
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> Matt
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First time I had a look Matt, small correction? Under B backblocks is
actually slang for the furtherest part of the reference I.E. if I am in town
the back blocks would be as far from a town as I can get without getting
closer to another town. The outer suburbs are not really far enough away to
qualify as the back blocks. They are more likely to be called the back 20 -
(the back 40 if big enough:-)

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>First time I had a look Matt, small correction? Under B backblocks is
>actually slang for the furtherest part of the reference I.E. if I am in town
>the back blocks would be as far from a town as I can get without getting
>closer to another town. The outer suburbs are not really far enough away to
>qualify as the back blocks. They are more likely to be called the back 20 -
>(the back 40 if big enough:-)
>

Don't you start.....Please <g>!

Okay, I'll look into that.

Matt

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