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Re: Great Scott! (was Re: What is this all about...
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Date: 
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:14:43 GMT
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Maybe that was too idiomatic.  Here in the colonies (;) scot-free means
free from conditions or obligations; gratis of course means free....
kinda loses what little humor it had in the first place in
translation:-(  Oh well.

Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:

OK, I don't get it! :) Enlighten me, John!

Scott Sanburn

John Neal wrote:

If you were gratis, you'd be scot-free;-)

(follow-up to .fun)

Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:

Yes I do, you're a double Scott! :)

Scott Sanburn

Scott-A wrote:

Scott "Scott's are everywhere!" Sanburn

But I am a Scott who is a Scott... if you know what I mean?

--
Scott A
Edinburgh, Scotland.

http://www.encore.ms.tarahill.net/00/scottarthur/LEGO.htm



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  Re: Great Scott! (was Re: What is this all about...
 
Or to be unemcumbered by George C. Scott.. (...) When you dissect jokes they die. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: Great Scott! (was Re: What is this all about...
 
OK, I get it! D'oh! Still cute, however! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: Great Scott! (was Re: What is this all about...
 
OK, I don't get it! :) Enlighten me, John! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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