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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on April 7, 2008, 7:48 am
Ursula Schrader wrote:
> "Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
>> FarmI wrote:
>>> I can see the Lotuses. It was those Elna Louses I was interested in.
>>> (You must still be one very tired girl, you ain't paying attention to
>>> detail :-))
>> AAARRRGGGHHH!!! LOUSES! ZZ is about right... Dyslexic AND knackered!
>> :D *I'm going shopping...
>
> Oh Kate, you can't imagine how disappointed I was when I went to your page
> and had to find out that it was only a typo. ;-) Knowing that the Swiss are
> somewhat special, I hadn't put it beyond them to name a sewing machine
> 'Louse'. OK, the Swiss are nothing compared to the Austrians (Austrians who
> read this, please forgive me!). We had the privilege (?) to view some
> Austrian tv advertising (a long and totally OT story) and found it daft
> beyond anything to be seen in Germany (and we do get a lot of very silly,
> boring, and annoying commercials here). So, why not call a small sewing
> machine that can be hidden (perhaps even in your hair, if you've got a
> Rapunzelesque touch) 'Louse'? OK, I don't know what's wrong with me, my
> brain must be addled by the weekend. ;-)
>
> U.
>
>
>
Well, it's not too far fetched! They did one that became known as the
Grasshopper, after all... http://www.marblehead.net/amy/grasshop.html
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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