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FourWinds F
FourWinds Feb 8, 2006 09:37:18
Replying to nigelswift

I have email evidence of Hob using the term for quite some time - will keep it for the OED when they come knocking :-)

I think Hob uses it as a tongue-in-cheek term of affection though, not to describe nasty stuff.

H Hob
Hob Feb 9, 2006 00:14:38
Replying to FourWinds

Twas indeed intended to be )tongue in cheek (and I'm very glad you recognise that).

In fact, I've never heard any of the stones you've visited complaining that they felt bothered, though one of the stones at <insert name of virtually any Irish site here> did comment that it thought you were looking at it in a funny way...