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by Mi Amigo » Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:53 am
I thought this article was interesting (and the comments):
6.9 Million People and An Emotional Hump
Also interesting was that it was republished on a BCL-linked website.
p.s. x9200, sorry - I completely forgot to buy you that beer last night. I will next time, I promise.

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by JR8 » Sat, 09 Mar 2013 7:59 pm
Mi Amigo wrote:I thought this article was interesting (and the comments):
6.9 Million People and An Emotional Hump
Also interesting was that it was republished on a BCL-linked website.
p.s. x9200, sorry - I completely forgot to buy you that beer last night. I will next time, I promise.

Thanks for that link. Interesting chap that blogger. I was struck by how well he writes (I finished a few articles before, with much anticipation, looking up where he was educated: No huge surprise to see he studied 'PPE'* at Oxford, a 'training camp' for wannabe politicians)
And he's not just a one-trick pony either. He is against the population white paper (in it's current form), but argues for ministerial pay. Worth keeping an eye on him I think... <bookmarks>.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pe ... rom_Oxford
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by x9200 » Sun, 10 Mar 2013 4:20 pm
Mi Amigo wrote:p.s. x9200, sorry - I completely forgot to buy you that beer last night. I will next time, I promise.

No worry, I forgot about it myself

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by sundaymorningstaple » Sun, 10 Mar 2013 4:43 pm
Calvin Cheng was a former NMP (Nominated Member of Parliament)
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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by Brah » Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:08 pm
zzm9980 wrote:I'm not SGn, but I would likely not marry a local female for similar (but gender-adjusted) stereotypes. I think Brah used the term first, but "wasp chewer" comes to mind.
Not me, I don't even know what that means.
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by JR8 » Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:36 am
Brah wrote:zzm9980 wrote:I think Brah used the term first, but "wasp chewer" comes to mind.
Not me, I don't even know what that means.
Google on 'bulldog chewing wasp' and you'll get a good picture.
It's basically some bitter, seriously angry, chick with her face screwed up in fury, hate and derision.
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by Brah » Wed, 20 Mar 2013 8:10 am
Wow, an article with sensible comments (haven't read all yet). As JR also noticed.
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by Brah » Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:42 pm
Brah wrote:zzm9980 wrote:I'm not SGn, but I would likely not marry a local female ... the term "wasp chewer" comes to mind.
Not me, I don't even know what that means.
Now that I know this one, sometimes I can't get it out of my head when I come across such types! Like today - about 10 times oredi.
Must be something in the water...
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by zzm9980 » Sat, 20 Apr 2013 5:40 pm
Brah wrote:Brah wrote:zzm9980 wrote:I'm not SGn, but I would likely not marry a local female ... the term "wasp chewer" comes to mind.
Not me, I don't even know what that means.
Now that I know this one, sometimes I can't get it out of my head when I come across such types! Like today - about 10 times oredi.
Must be something in the water...
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by morenangpinay » Mon, 22 Apr 2013 9:59 am
is that the same as "Prawn"?
prawn
To describe a chik that has a mad body, but a bad face.
it comes from when you eat a prawn, you eat the body and throw away the head.... (australian)
person 1: man, did u end up hookin up with that chik?
person 2: yeah, but she was a bit of a prawn tho
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=prawn
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