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Article #93682Re: An offer for space simmers
From: Bret Ripley
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 19:52
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 19:52
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In article <un998vouegchn18kj...@4ax.com>, br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says... > On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:58:15 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net> > wrote: > > >In article <1v498vgs831i944ih...@4ax.com>, > >br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says... > >> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:23:12 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >In article <1rm88v4n7t0unofdh...@4ax.com>, > >> >br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says... > >> >> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 05:34:12 GMT, Don Ertman <helms...@verizon.net> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >Lemming wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >> I fear nothing except Br d's lemonade. > >> >> > > >> >> >As well you should. I however fear the melon patch. > >> >> > >> >> I fell in that once, and I er... can't think of anything amusing to > >> >> say about it. > >> > > >> >Then you didn't fall hard enough, my good man. The Melon Patch(tm) can > >> >be a numinously frightening place. > >> > > >> >Bret > >> > > >> >PSA -- IIRC, "taking a walk in the melon patch" typically involves a > >> >generous splash of Midori, a copious amount of Vodka and a negligible- > >> >by-any-standard volume of grapefruit juice served in a genuine-queen's- > >> >stamp-bearing pint glass) > >> > >> Ahh it's a cocktail! I'm afraid my alcohol choices have been somewhat > >> presbyterian, I only discovered spirits a couple of years ago. > >> But tomorrow (an England International) I intend to hit the lemonade > >> with vigour, so if I can find out what on earth Midori is, > > > >Well, it's green for one thing. > > > >> and if I > >> can remember where I keep the fridge, I shall try a Melon Patch in > >> honour of you and Don. > >> Salute! > > > >Don -- you know, of course, we are going to burn in heck for this. > > Until tomorrow then! I will join you in spirit, if not in spirits. Bret
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