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Anita Bensoussane
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Favourite book/series: Adventure series, Six Cousins books, Six Bad Boys
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by Anita Bensoussane » 25 May 2012, 14:25
lwindrush wrote: It makes me laugh when I hear the word yahoo.
It originally came from Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels to describe a race of people who were savages who loved digging in mud, the term has become a form of abuse to describe a coarse person.
I found it funny for exactly the same reason when I first heard it, but I'm used to it now!
There's also the song
Yahoo by Erasure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TOKO1FR ... re=related " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
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- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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Timmylover2
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Favourite book/series: Five on Billycock hill, The secret Island, Fami
Favourite character: Julian, Peggy, Jack, Bets
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by Timmylover2 » 07 Jun 2012, 15:23
What's "Majestic-12[Bot]?
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7upromana01
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Favourite book/series: Famous Five
Favourite character: George, Julian, Anne, Timmy
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by 7upromana01 » 07 Jun 2012, 15:53
Mainly another bot, I think.
Abi.
Still trialling other writers, but will eventually go back to reading a bit of Blyton! Just too many books...
Occasionally will pop in! xx
Timmylover2
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Favourite book/series: Five on Billycock hill, The secret Island, Fami
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by Timmylover2 » 11 Jun 2012, 06:29
Thought it was a hacker or something!
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