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Posted Jan 25, 2001 by Nikki-D
I think the Brish have been "snoozing" and "dozing" long before the War of Independance. Don't know if that's what we called it.
Why are there "forty winks" ?
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Posted Jan 25, 2001 by ?
How long is 1 wink, for that matter?
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Posted Jan 25, 2001 by Is mise Duncan
Snoozing is of unknown origin (according to my sources) and dozing has Scandanavian roots. It seems likely that before the war of independence the British were all napping - as it is only reasonably recently that this has changed from meaning a full sleep to meaning a short sleep.
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Wand'rin star
THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE WE WERE SO RUDELY INTERRUPERTED.<STAR>
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Daddy Doodles - Now married with 2.4 Doodlets
How many winks do you think this thread has had since jan 2001? 
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Gnomon [See A60420098 for details of new sign-in system]
Should we all now abandon the Sequel and rush over here, or should be post a "Do Not Disturb" sign here and continue in the Sequel?
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Gnomon [See A60420098 for details of new sign-in system]
And any bets on how long before we get an explanation of the phrase about canines' gonads?
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo.
The Mutts Nuts is a printing term for the folling characters ":-" without the "s 
Liam.
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Munchkin
Yay, I could just about keep up with this version of the thread. Sadly my knowledge of English ran out very quickly in the new version.
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Phil
Glad W shouted to wake those who were snoozing away
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Blue-Eyed BiPedal Bookworm from Betelgeuse (aka B4 [insert pun here])
Gadzooks! This thread has been dangling since Jan 2001?! I don't mean to pick nits, but it seems you folks haven't exhausted the topic of incongruities between English and "American"??? I'd better start at the beginning, cut & paste for copius notes, and steal all the ideas for my thesis.
"Plagiarize, my boy, plagiarize. Let no-one else's work evade your eyes..."
B3fB2
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Trillian's Child
 - Tears of emotion at the return of the lost thread.
Yesterday one of our lost kittens turned up, too - there must be a connection.
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Blue-Eyed BiPedal Bookworm from Betelgeuse (aka B4 [insert pun here])
Kittens play with balls of string...
These postings are composed of threads...
Certainly they're all intertwined...
But there's no conspiracy theory associated with any of this, Miss. So move along, please. Nothing to see here. Trust me, I'm with the government.
B3fB2 
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Is mise Duncan
Backlog: a large log placed at the back of a fire. (No, really).
So - did we ever get an index for this thread?
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Gnomon [See A60420098 for details of new sign-in system]
I gave up on the index to the sequel thread. But I did start it, so I might continue sometime.
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by Pheroneous
Ah, so you lot turn up eventually! I knew if I waited here long enough...
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Posted Nov 14, 2002 by ~ jwf ~ theez are the darkesth daze of Dethember
All this and Pheroneous too. God is good.
*settles in to finish reading the backlog at the back of the fire*
peace my children,
~jwf~
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