Phil Cook wrote:

> Sort of. My first thought was "The grass cutter's lost some chips? What 
> type of chips; ICs? Did they fly out, did it explode?"

...it's kind of reassuring to know that other people are even crazier 
than me! ^_^

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And lo on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:07:20 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Mike Raiford wrote:
>
>> Not the only one. I, too, first thought IC's (before I read the bit  
>> about potato products (we call them fries, which gives an interesting  
>> double entendre when an animal is placed in front, such as lamb))
>
> Mmm, interesting.
>
> Also... entendre is a word? How the hell do you even pronounce that??

We've had this conversation before and ended up with three different  
pronunciations IIRC.

Ah yes "These words" at the end of April08

dublɑ̃ˈtɑ̃drə/ or /ˈdʌbəl ɑnˈtɑndrə

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And lo on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:10:34 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> Sort of. My first thought was "The grass cutter's lost some chips? What  
>> type of chips; ICs? Did they fly out, did it explode?"
>
> ...it's kind of reassuring to know that other people are even crazier  
> than me! ^_^

Hey I had to read it three times before I understood it I think that  
reflects more poorly on the writer than on me ;-)

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>> ...it's kind of reassuring to know that other people are even crazier 
>> than me! ^_^
> 
> Hey I had to read it three times before I understood it I think that 
> reflects more poorly on the writer than on me ;-)

Heh. I'll tell her that. And then I'll tell her where you live. >:-)

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And lo on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:31:11 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

>>> ...it's kind of reassuring to know that other people are even crazier  
>>> than me! ^_^
>>  Hey I had to read it three times before I understood it I think that  
>> reflects more poorly on the writer than on me ;-)
>
> Heh. I'll tell her that. And then I'll tell her where you live. >:-)

Is she single?

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Phil Cook wrote:

> Is she single?

Er, no. Not even slightly.

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And lo on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:50:40 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> Is she single?
>
> Er, no. Not even slightly.

Ah well; on a completely unrelated note how's your sister? >:-)

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:07:20 +0100, Invisible wrote:

> Also... entendre is a word? How the hell do you even pronounce that??

As Jim said, it's French.  For a good guide to pronunciation, reference 
any recording of programmes about the making of "I'm Sorry, I Haven't A 
Clue", as it's a very commonly used tool in that series.

Jim

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Phil Cook wrote:
> 
> Ah well; on a completely unrelated note how's your sister? >:-)
> 
Down, boy, down!
;-)

John

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Chambers wrote:
> OK, it's:
> en: on like a switch
> ten: like "taunt" without the second t
> dre: der like in "dander"
> 
> ...Chambers

I thought it was more like on-tawn-druh. Hmm, I need a keyboard layout 
that will let me type IPA.

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