Googling and "egg-sucking" (was Re: "Toy" computers...)

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Tue Apr 30 03:45:44 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Woodman" <dave_at_naffnet.org.uk>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: Googling and "egg-sucking" (was Re: "Toy" computers...)


> "Douglas H. Quebbeman" wrote:
>
> > [ text that used to be ... ]
> >
> > "Fair to middlin'" is my usual response to the casual how-are-you.
> > It gets a lot of raised eyebrows at my current orkplace, but then
> > we have many transplants there, and I'm local.
> >
> > -dq
>
> "Fair to middlin" is in use across the pond:- I have used it all my life
here
> where English started (Anglo-Saxon with Latin and Danish influences,
infused
> heavily with the Norman tongue). I also recall my step-grandfather in
Suffolk
> being completely at home with the expression.

Fairly common in Oz as well.

Cheers

Geoff in Oz
Received on Tue Apr 30 2002 - 03:45:44 BST