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Re: Snowbound

To: DNESS@delphi.com, british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Snowbound
From: lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien)
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 94 19:46:00 EST
> I have a question for all of you, there is a constant discussion at work about
> british words and phrases, I need to find out what the word "brick" means in
> Brit terms.  It seems that someone that a colleague has been working with has
> called him this and its killing him, he doesnt know whether its good or bad.

This is a "good" thing, most commonly, unless you don't care to be
compared to a structural component reknowned for its stoutness, solidity,
reliability, and penchant for falling on people's heads during earthquakes...

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John R. Lupien
lupienj@wal.hp.com


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