Ollie ollie oxen free!

Jul 02, 2004 21:36

My life has never been better.

There is a bowl on the dining table that is always full of fruit. Fresh garden salads accompany my meals. My subtropical days are accented by swims in the pool (and sometimes the Gulf). I unicycle alongside the Bay as the sun sets. I read all of the iGenetics text and am now reviewing ( Read more... )

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vruba July 3 2004, 02:51:07 UTC

“Ollie ollie oxen free” is weird. You must be an outsider. The real way to say it is “olly olly in-come-free”, or, if you’re a folk-etymological pedant, “all-ye all-ye” etc. I bet you have dumb rules for pig-in-the-pen, too.

But besides that, what a fine post. Good work all around.

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Re: ♥ whetherwoman July 3 2004, 03:20:10 UTC
I'm with Julia here. The language changes. Get with the program.

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dreamofendless August 9 2006, 17:14:34 UTC
Man, this is pretty much the most depressing thing I've ever read.

Never knew you. Wish I had. I wish you'd made it to Portland.

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