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Re: Who oversees the rec.toys.LEGO newsgroup?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 04:23:17 GMT
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Well, we're both right. I think the phrase must be a bit more common on
your underside of the world ;-), because of your more pure English heritage.
You guys probably use it more, and probably have the right to spell it how
you like. I only found one reference to your spelling on the internet (from
Oz, of course)...
http://www.cpaonline.com.au/html/mr/pg_mr990218.html
However, etymology wise, the expression does come from the word I had
thought (longbow), 5000 soldiers standing aside, draw their longbows (not
just any bow!), someone hollers and the enemy instantly is running faster in
the opposite direction (1). I managed to find a humorous example... (please
notice the third line, and the use of the word reknowned on line 6).
http://www.gills.net/pages/jokes/prepped/joke2341.htm
1 - In the US, these days, we have more flagrant ways of saying the same
thing. However, as this post probably already has a certain hostile tone
(unintended, it just happened that way - blame MSN search) I am going to
refrain from opening that can.
--
Have fun!
John
The Legos you've been dreaming of...
http://www114.pair.com/ig88/lego
my weird Lego site:
http://www114.pair.com/ig88/
Peter Callaway wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John DiRienzo writes:
> > Not nearly that full of wind! But its longbow, for future reference.
> >
> > --
> > Have fun!
> > John
>
> Umm, no. In this case it is long bow. It's describing what I'm doing to the
> bow, that is drawing long on it, or "stretching the truth/argument" to
> interpret it as a colloquialism. So I'm not drawing a longbow (noun), I'm
> drawing long (adverb) on the bow. It's just the wording of the phrase • "drawing
> a long bow".
>
> It could be any bow. Longbow, compound bow, crossbow, violin bow(??? • actually,
> I don't think so!!).
>
>
> Pete Callaway
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| (...) Umm, no. In this case it is long bow. It's describing what I'm doing to the bow, that is drawing long on it, or "stretching the truth/argument" to interpret it as a colloquialism. So I'm not drawing a longbow (noun), I'm drawing long (adverb) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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