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Discussion Groups / British English / May 2004Metrosexual
I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained that there ought to be word for these urban dwellers' rural cousins, and suggested "hedgerowsexual". Matti > I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week > discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained that > there ought to be word for these urban dwellers' rural cousins, and > suggested "hedgerowsexual". Guys who like to be badgered? >>I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week >>discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained that >>there ought to be word for these urban dwellers' rural cousins, and >>suggested "hedgerowsexual". > > Guys who like to be badgered? <http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/> > I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week > discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained > that there ought to be word for these urban dwellers' rural cousins, > and suggested "hedgerowsexual". Off on a flight of fancy are we?: Heathrowsexual.  Signaturehttp://www.dacha.freeuk.com/ada/ Six months of Agony with the Aunt from "Woman & Mortuary" > > I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week > > discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained > > that there ought to be word for these urban dwellers' rural cousins, > > and suggested "hedgerowsexual". > > Off on a flight of fancy are we?: Heathrowsexual. Let's have no discrimination against us devotedly domesticated home-osexuals. Mike. > > > I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week > > > discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Let's have no discrimination against us devotedly domesticated home-osexuals. Who are gradually becoming too old to be as enthusiastic as once we were - retro-sexuals. SignatureJohn Dean Oxford > > David <david@dacha.freeuk.com> wrote in message > news:<4cab793bb4david@dacha.freeuk.com>... [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Who are gradually becoming too old to be as enthusiastic as once we > were - retro-sexuals. Well, fair and square, I certainly couldn't cut it as a tetrasexual these days. Mike. At 02:46:49 on Sat, 8 May 2004, Mike Lyle <mike_lyle_uk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in <3fa4d950.0405080146.2e284d34@posting.google.com>: >> > David <david@dacha.freeuk.com> wrote in message >> news:<4cab793bb4david@dacha.freeuk.com>... [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Well, fair and square, I certainly couldn't cut it as a tetrasexual these days. On the other hand, practice makes perfect - as we get older, we should all be betterosexuals. SignatureMolly Mockford I think I've been too long on my own, but the little green goblin that lives under the sink says I'm OK - and he's never wrong, so I must be! (My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.) > I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week > discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained that > there ought to be word for these urban dwellers' rural cousins, and > suggested "hedgerowsexual". Would they wear a bustle? That would be alarming. John >I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week >discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained that >there ought to be word for these urban dwellers' rural cousins, and >suggested "hedgerowsexual". Hey, what happenned to a roll in the hay? SignatureSteve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk > >I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week > >discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained that > >there ought to be word for these urban dwellers' rural cousins, and > >suggested "hedgerowsexual". > > Hey, what happenned to a roll in the hay? You mean a bun? Mike. On 9 May, in article <3fa4d950.0405091433.73face4a@posting.google.com> > > Hey, what happenned to a roll in the hay? > > You mean a bun? Onna stick? Signaturefix (vb.): 1. to paper over, obscure, hide from public view; 2. to work around, in a way that produces unintended consequences that are worse than the original problem. Usage: "Windows ME fixes many of the shortcomings of Windows 98 SE". Mike Lyle infrared: >> Hey, what happenned to a roll in the hay? > >You mean a bun? If you want a roll in the Bun, you're too late. She left a couple of years ago. SignaturePeter Moylan peter at ee dot newcastle dot edu dot au http://eepjm.newcastle.edu.au (OS/2 and eCS information and software) > Mike Lyle infrared: > >> Hey, what happenned to a roll in the hay? > >You mean a bun? > If you want a roll in the Bun, you're too late. She > left a couple of years ago. That's okay for laughs, but Dejagoogle shows that the Moo Bunny posted to AUE on 4 April 2004. > That's okay for laughs, but Dejagoogle shows that the Moo > Bunny posted to AUE on 4 April 2004. Was that "bunmui@elvis.com" (ITLTLIU)? I don't think that's the original Bun Mui, but an impostor. I have some theories regarding which regular AUE poster is also "bunmui@elvis.com". >> >I've just been listening to BBC R4's _Word of Mouth_, which last week >> >discussed "metrosexual". One of their country listeners complained that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >You mean a bun? Two buns, even. 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