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Ah he's gorgeous Pug, I love his affectionate eyes, I hope to God he'll pull through alright.

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I had a few very enjoyable pints with me Son last night, 48 he is now, where do the years go.

I was just looking through a list of old words we no longer use, shame because some of them sound nice, although I don’t think I’d get away with saying to the wife “Any sign of me supper yet Gammer?”

In days of yore, to yammer was to speak in a bad tempered manner.
Whet was to sharpen and mallet was a hammer, all proper grammar.
Waif was a homeless soul and cavity was a gaping hole.
Tryst was an arranged meeting between lovers
None of our business what they did under the covers.
Tippet was a shoulder length cape, and tarn a mountain lake
Password was something you gave to a Sentry
Well that one is elementary.
Oust was to take possession of anothers lands
And before you got married they had to read the Banns.
Gammer was an old woman, Ewer was a large jug
Goblet was a type of metal mug, am I right Pug?

I like the sound of Tippet for a cloak, I was saying to the wife that I might buy a black one along with a black silver tipped cane, very distinguished looking. She says that with my white hair and skinny body I’d look like a pint of Guinness with a dipstick in me hand.

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Ah,I'm glad to find you're interested in etymology,Jem
For words remain,though meanings change,through us misusing them.
Indeed a goblet was a drinking vessel,but one with a stem and base.
Whereas a gobelet was a mere bowl without handles,lifted to the face.

There are many words no longer used,that may still reside in your head.
Like 'librocubularist'...[which means 'One who reads in bed']
Or perhaps a perissologist,you would rather be?
[it means to use too many words in descriptions,d'you see]
Or,if you're really up for it,try 'ulltracrepidarian'
If you ever want advice,this fellow is the scary'n..
He's the one gabs long and hard,just happy to espout
Opinions and advice on things he knows sweet f/a about.

But there are also words that sound unfair
yet are complimentary to what we're seein'
For instance,a lady with a nice bum
...is 'callipygian,.

Ok-you now know etymogogy
is a passtime in which I dabble
So I'll now beat a hasty retreat
before y'all start to drabble.

With any luck you illecebrous femmes
with forgive my eccentricity;
as I saunter along this cloudy beach,
in search of a little apricity......

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ps...Mags,you're a real sweetheart and thank-you.

...but I'm still having to take 5 mins to find this page,as it just didn't work.

But I thank you for the picture [I just can NOT do that] and for trying. XXX

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You're very welcome, Pug ...

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I got a good chuckle reading that Pug, you have a grand way of stringing words together, I see you managed to get ‘Bum’ in there, there were no naughty words in my list, very conservative, it must have been compiled by an old bishop.
Blaggard (from Black guard) is never heard now nor is Bowsey, names we were called by orchard owners in our area years ago.

Didn’t the Beatles write a song about a horse called ‘Hay Chewed’?

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'deed they did,Jem,'deed they did...

I'm as certain of that as I am of Robert Palmer singing "You're gonna have to face it,you're a dick with a glove"...

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It's tough for an old cock like me trying to keep up with modern technology.
Seen an ad on here for the new ‘Fluid Viewing’ from Sky. I was telling the landlord in my local about it, he says he’ll never wear it, he hates fluid viewing, you buys your pint and you drinks it, you don’t spend the evening viewing it, it ain’t a house, he says he wouldn’t be long in business if everyone did that. Makes sense to me.

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Got no idea what 'fluid viewing' is,Jem...absolutely none.
...and,perversely,I'm rather proud of that. In the same way I have NO idea how to skype,nor how to operate netflix;plus I have NO wish to own a 3d tv,nor to put every breathing moment of my existence onto that bloody awful Faceachebook. oh,I have my moments-but MY moments arrive with a hall full of people and a rocking guitar [or two,if they like Blues on an old 12-string] Or perhaps letting rip with a bit of 'Boogie-Woogie' in Jerry Lee style on the ol' ivories....but then,I'm a product of a bygone age,Jem.
Well I remember hearing,SO very often,as a nipper "You make your own entertainment"...and thus,learned guitar,piano and electric tambourine....[interspersed with the odd Guinness,naturally]....

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Nope. It MUST be summink I'm doing incorrectly. I have ALWAYS been able to see all the subjects to which I contribute as they arrive in my email inbox-but suddenly,ALTHOUGH I've checked the boxes and clicked on 'save changes'...nada. I have to go through six different moves to arrive here on my favourite subject [scribbles]....does anyone know what I'm suddenly doing wrong? Or am I just out of favour?