That time in an open lab at IBM Austin when a newly arrived fellow Brit
announced that he had to go out and have a fag.
On 30 March 2017 at 13:18, Peter Coghlan via cctalk
wrote:
> >
> > Or the time an English co-worker related the story surrounding her
> > initial job interval in the US. She d
>
> Or the time an English co-worker related the story surrounding her
> initial job interval in the US. She described the stunned look on the
> face of the desk clerk at the local Holiday Inn when she asked to be
> knocked up at 7:30 the next morning.
>
This reminds me of the rather surprised lo
On 3/28/2017 9:58 AM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
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On 28 Marc
> On Mar 29, 2017, at 2:18 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
>
>>> It's amazing how isolated pockets of our cultures can be from each
>>> other! "Multiple peoples divided by a common language"
>
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> ...
>> Or the time an English co-worker rel
It's amazing how isolated pockets of our cultures can be from each
other! "Multiple peoples divided by a common language"
On Wed, 29 Mar 2017, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
This is something that continually delights me, from the time that I was
ridiculed by the downstate Hoosier farmers' sons
On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 6:01 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
wrote:
> Or the time an English co-worker related the story surrounding her
> initial job interval in the US. She described the stunned look on the
> face of the desk clerk at the local Holiday Inn when she asked to be
> knocked up at 7:30
On 03/29/2017 09:05 AM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> It's amazing how isolated pockets of our cultures can be from each
> other! "Multiple peoples divided by a common language"
This is something that continually delights me, from the time that I was
ridiculed by the downstate Hoosier farmers' s
On 29 March 2017 at 17:05, Toby Thain via cctalk wrote:
But you must have overlooked the intransitive definition below: "to search
about and turn up something needed from whatever source is available".
I'm pretty sure that's the sense Jim was using (and it's certainly not
restricted to North Ame
On 29 March 2017 at 17:05, Toby Thain via cctalk wrote:
> But you must have overlooked the intransitive definition below: "to search
> about and turn up something needed from whatever source is available".
>
> I'm pretty sure that's the sense Jim was using (and it's certainly not
> restricted to N
On 2017-03-29 10:50 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
On 28 March 2017 at 18:58, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
Maybe it has a slightly different connotation on this side of the pond; I don't think it
would mean "borderline theft" for most people.
I did Google it first! :-)
Note definition 1
On 28 March 2017 at 18:58, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote:
> Maybe it has a slightly different connotation on this side of the pond; I
> don't think it would mean "borderline theft" for most people.
I did Google it first! :-)
Note definition 1 here:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scro
On Tue, 28 Mar 2017, Systems Glitch via cctalk wrote:
Then it's a regional thing.
"Scrounge up," or to "scrounge around," is certainly commonly used to
mean, "find something in a pile of mess" in the southeastern US. Mostly
equivalent to "scare up."
California: "Scrounge the keyboards, memor
> Then it's a regional thing.
"Scrounge up," or to "scrounge around," is certainly commonly used to mean,
"find something in a pile of mess" in the southeastern US. Mostly equivalent to
"scare up."
Thanks,
Jonathan
On 2017-03-28 11:23 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
On 28 March 2017 at 08:54, jim stephens via cctalk
wrote:
I need to scrounge around
Hmm. That is not a possible usage of "scrounge" the way I know it. You
can't scrounge something you already have. It doesn't mean "search
for", it means "t
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On 28 March 2017 at 08:54, jim stephens via cctalk
wrote:
> I
On 28 March 2017 at 08:54, jim stephens via cctalk
wrote:
> I need to scrounge around
Hmm. That is not a possible usage of "scrounge" the way I know it. You
can't scrounge something you already have. It doesn't mean "search
for", it means "to pilfer", to get something off someone by the
pretence
ating point
routines for the 6809. The documentation that came with it stated:
Written for Motorola by Joel Boney, 1980
Released into the public domain by Motorola in 1988
Docs and apps for Tandy Color Computer by Rich Kottke, 1989
What I haven't been able to find is th
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Sean Conner via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Some time ago I came across the MC6839 ROM which contains floating point
> routines for the 6809. The documentation that came with it stated:
>
> Written for Motorola b
Some time ago I came across the MC6839 ROM which contains floating point
routines for the 6809. The documentation that came with it stated:
Written for Motorola by Joel Boney, 1980
Released into the public domain by Motorola in 1988
Docs and apps for Tandy Color
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