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[patman]

Reddog - you could have left him a wee basket wi a bone beside the bin - dogs is getting fussy these days

and this midge ure chappy is it because he` was wee and can sing high notes ir just that there is a swarm of besties follow him. I`d just like to know in case i meet the chappie,

vote cast  - if it aint broke dont fix it....ibble ibble

[TightEnd]

Back to the original question?

I'm in the camp that would like more sections, but this is clearly a minority

Whilst mine is not a strident view, I see problems and limitations of the current set up once the forum expands to its next level, say 1500 posters, which I think will be around the end of the year

The "one more section" perhaps for off-topic might be a nice compromise, with a view to reviewing the need to expand sections later

[tikay]

Noted Tight-End.

Red, many thanks for your attempts to justify the meaning of sandboy in 1866. I was thinking more of something a couple of centuries more up to date. The entire language was different in the dark ages.

And how can a dictionary be part right? Is that like part pregnant, or fairly dead?

[tikay]

So in the words of Tom Petty. "I won't back down, no I won't back down".

Don't hea rmuch of him these days, either on MTV or VH1. Mores the shame.

[RED-DOG]

So in the words of Tom Petty. "I won't back down, no I won't back down".

Don't hea rmuch of him these days, either on MTV or VH1. Mores the shame.

Listen Buster, just because a word or phrase falls out of use does'nt mean it ceases to exist.

So you dont hear much of Tom Petty these days? does that mean he was never there in the first place?

[TightEnd]

A real heartbreaker.

[Colchester Kev]

I wanted my 500th post to be memorable...so i think i will just say ................ Red Dog I think I love you XXX

[ifm]

just found this:-
As a butcher puts down sawdust to soak up droppings a saloon owner will put down sand to soak up stale beer. Small boys, "sandboys", will bring in buckets of sand and be paid with small amounts of beer which can make one smile excessively, hence the "happy" part of your phrase.

and this:-
Not surprisingly, sandboy refers to a peddler of sand. Why would folks be interested in buying sand? It isn't a big item now, but once upon a time folks counted on the abrasive sand for scouring pans and scrubbing floors. If you're guessing this sort of housekeeping took place a long, long time ago, you're right. Sandboys and their vocation fell from favor more than 150 years ago. Still, the simile as happy as a sandboy remained a popular saying for some time, especially on British shores.

So were these porters and purveyors of loose granular material truly happy in their work? Probably not. Etymologists believe any happiness associated with the hardworking sandboys was either ironic or a byproduct of sandboys' reliance on alcohol to medicate their aches and pains.

[ifm]

it's getting like call my bluff, "happy as a sandboy, is it A)......................."

this one sort of rubbishes Red-dog's theory though:-
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-hap2.htm

How sad am i?

[RED-DOG]

So in the words of Tom Petty. "I won't back down, no I won't back down".

Don't hea rmuch of him these days, either on MTV or VH1. Mores the shame.

MTV, VH1?

 Dont think I missed your thinly disguised attempt to sound trendy

[TightEnd]

Coming soon...


Pimp my Ride with Tikay

Cribs with Tikay

[tikay]

Thank you Iifm, at last an intelligent response. And it makes sense. The debate would appear to be closed, another case won. But thank you for "ruibbishing Rd-Dogs" response. Hehe, love it. That was his thinly disguised attempt at sounding intelligent.

MTV Cribs. Don't you just love those pads?

[RED-DOG]

Hang on, have I entered the Twilight Zone?

Did'nt ifm's link prove my point?

[tikay]

Depends how you look at it. Not at all would be my view.

MESSAGE FROM ADMIN - THIS THREAD IS CLOSED.

[RED-DOG]

Is it?