Scatterbunny burbled:

>My main concern is
>to find a couple of inner tubes before I cycle from Milan to
>Piacenza.   That's the real meaning of inflation for me.

Altogether now
# The wheels on the bike
Go pop, bang, hiss...
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Scatterbunny burbled:

>Greebo worritried:
>
>> <sheel tries to get herself crossed off the rabbbit's chr*****s card
>> list>
>
>I haven't got a "Christmas" card list.  I use the shorthand "Xmas"
>quite happily as it's entirely in keeping with X-ian tradition.

True. That really threw an atheist teacher who thought she was making
a big point using Xmas and even told the kids the wrong meaning of it.

She was most put out when I told her.
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> Scatterbunny burbled:
>
>>Greebo worritried:
>>
>>> <sheel tries to get herself crossed off the rabbbit's chr*****s card
>>> list>
>>
>>I haven't got a "Christmas" card list.  I use the shorthand "Xmas"
>>quite happily as it's entirely in keeping with X-ian tradition.
>
> True. That really threw an atheist teacher who thought she was making
> a big point using Xmas and even told the kids the wrong meaning of it.
>
> She was most put out when I told her.

Told her what?
I don't like it cos it looks like txtspk.

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Ellie burbled:

>
>"Sheel"  wrote in message 
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>> Scatterbunny burbled:
>>
>>>Greebo worritried:
>>>
>>>> <sheel tries to get herself crossed off the rabbbit's chr*****s card
>>>> list>
>>>
>>>I haven't got a "Christmas" card list.  I use the shorthand "Xmas"
>>>quite happily as it's entirely in keeping with X-ian tradition.
>>
>> True. That really threw an atheist teacher who thought she was making
>> a big point using Xmas and even told the kids the wrong meaning of it.
>>
>> She was most put out when I told her.
>
>Told her what?

The correct meaning of it.

>I don't like it cos it looks like txtspk.
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"Sheel"  wrote in message 
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> Ellie burbled:
>
>>
>>"Sheel"  wrote in message
>>news:poqcd4tj75cq0amug2dn5dd84krv9eimqn@4ax.com...
>>> Scatterbunny burbled:
>>>
>>>>Greebo worritried:
>>>>
>>>>> <sheel tries to get herself crossed off the rabbbit's chr*****s card
>>>>> list>
>>>>
>>>>I haven't got a "Christmas" card list.  I use the shorthand "Xmas"
>>>>quite happily as it's entirely in keeping with X-ian tradition.
>>>
>>> True. That really threw an atheist teacher who thought she was making
>>> a big point using Xmas and even told the kids the wrong meaning of it.
>>>
>>> She was most put out when I told her.
>>
>>Told her what?
>
> The correct meaning of it.

Which is?

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Ellie warbled...
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> "Sheel"  wrote in message 
> news:tk3dd4lmu3bhum68jj0jhq24f0npe5pggi@4ax.com...
> > Ellie burbled:
> >
> >>
> >>"Sheel"  wrote in message
> >>news:poqcd4tj75cq0amug2dn5dd84krv9eimqn@4ax.com...
> >>> Scatterbunny burbled:
> >>>
> >>>>Greebo worritried:
> >>>>
> >>>>> <sheel tries to get herself crossed off the rabbbit's chr*****s card
> >>>>> list>
> >>>>
> >>>>I haven't got a "Christmas" card list.  I use the shorthand "Xmas"
> >>>>quite happily as it's entirely in keeping with X-ian tradition.
> >>>
> >>> True. That really threw an atheist teacher who thought she was making
> >>> a big point using Xmas and even told the kids the wrong meaning of it.
> >>>
> >>> She was most put out when I told her.
> >>
> >>Told her what?
> >
> > The correct meaning of it.
> 
> Which is?
> 
> 
Christ-mas. The X standing for the word 'Christ' is very traditional 
shorthand based on the cross, way before textspeak. so X-ian, X-ianity, 
etc. is perfectly acceptable.

The atheist person probably thought it was for "no-Christ mas (X as in 
crossed out or wrong). I know a few people who mistakenly thought that.

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"Bev" 
>> >>> True. That really threw an atheist teacher who thought she was making
>> >>> a big point using Xmas and even told the kids the wrong meaning of 
>> >>> it.
>> >>>
>> >>> She was most put out when I told her.
>> >>
>> >>Told her what?
>> >
>> > The correct meaning of it.
>>
>> Which is?
>>
>>
> Christ-mas. The X standing for the word 'Christ' is very traditional
> shorthand based on the cross, way before textspeak. so X-ian, X-ianity,
> etc. is perfectly acceptable.
>
> The atheist person probably thought it was for "no-Christ mas (X as in
> crossed out or wrong). I know a few people who mistakenly thought that.

Ta.
Still don't like it, but each to their own.

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Ellie burbled:


>Which is?

Google is your friend.
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Bev burbled:

> Ellie warbled...
>> 
>> "Sheel"  wrote in message 
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>> > Ellie burbled:
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>> >>
>> >>"Sheel"  wrote in message
>> >>news:poqcd4tj75cq0amug2dn5dd84krv9eimqn@4ax.com...
>> >>> Scatterbunny burbled:
>> >>>
>> >>>>Greebo worritried:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> <sheel tries to get herself crossed off the rabbbit's chr*****s card
>> >>>>> list>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>I haven't got a "Christmas" card list.  I use the shorthand "Xmas"
>> >>>>quite happily as it's entirely in keeping with X-ian tradition.
>> >>>
>> >>> True. That really threw an atheist teacher who thought she was making
>> >>> a big point using Xmas and even told the kids the wrong meaning of it.
>> >>>
>> >>> She was most put out when I told her.
>> >>
>> >>Told her what?
>> >
>> > The correct meaning of it.
>> 
>> Which is?
>> 
>> 
>Christ-mas. The X standing for the word 'Christ' is very traditional 
>shorthand based on the cross, way before textspeak. so X-ian, X-ianity, 
>etc. is perfectly acceptable.
>
>The atheist person probably thought it was for "no-Christ mas (X as in 
>crossed out or wrong). I know a few people who mistakenly thought that.

She told the kids that X stands for an unknown quantity. By that she
meant no quantity.

She was very anti and I had to correct more than one of her
assemblies.
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"Sheel"  wrote in message 
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> Ellie burbled:
>
>
>>Which is?
>
> Google is your friend.

So is Bev.

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