Re: broadcom [WOOT]

[Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.productions@gmail.com>]

On 14/06/11 04:45, OT] wrote:
> Lisi schreef:
>> On Saturday 11 June 2011 19:20:42 Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
>>> Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>>> On 12/06/11 00:27, Chris Brennan wrote:
>>>>> * steef<debian.linux@home.nl>  [2011-06-11 15:32:00 +0200]:
>>>>>> hi list,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bought my self a hp mini-netbook, included windoze7 and a very strong
>>>>>> accu, 10 hours of life.
>>>>>
>>>>> What's 'accu'?
>>>>
>>>> A dutch battery (they have wooden shoes, called clogs)
>>>
>>> No, no, they're called 'klompen'
>>
>> Not in English.
>>
>> But I am still lost as to the connection between batteries and clogs??
>>
>> Lisi
>>
> 
> 
> dear lisi,
> 
> as far as the relationship between batteries and clogd: IMHO there is none.

Weeel there is, but only a Monty Python fan would spot it (they're both
"woody" words) ;-p

> 
> as far as de 'klompen'are concerned:
> indeed, lisi not in english. klompen = dutch for wooden shoes. after
> WWII as a small village-boy i walked around and went to school on these
> wooden shoes with every day some fresh straw in it. excellent for your
> feet!
> 
> kind regards,
> 
> steef
> 
> 

And very comfortable too - at least the Magyar (leather top) variation
I'm familiar with.

And Lisi now understands the joke. Which is not as funny as her one
about hippos thinking it's Tuesday.

Yours in confusion.


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