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08-12-2010, 10:09 PM   #101

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


Q5) What does 'Dreich' mean?



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08-12-2010, 10:09 PM   #102

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


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And gone! Answer was indeed St Gertrude.
How nice to know that cats have their own patron saint ....



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08-12-2010, 10:11 PM   #103

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


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How nice to know that cats have their own patron saint ....
I was quite impressed when I googled it on the offchance earlier. She's St Gertrude of Nivelles and it seems to have been quite a big thing for her, cause there were lots of hits...



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08-12-2010, 10:11 PM   #104

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


Muggy, misty, wet, cold yukky - usually attributed to Scottish weather!!!!



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08-12-2010, 10:13 PM   #105

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


My Mom's name was Gertrude! How apt, she loved cats!



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08-12-2010, 10:14 PM   #106

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


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My Mom's name was Gertrude! How apt, she loved cats!
That's a coincidence isn't it?



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08-12-2010, 10:15 PM   #107

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


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My Mom's name was Gertrude! How apt, she loved cats!
How interesting!



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08-12-2010, 10:15 PM   #108

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


A member on OFF uses that word frequently talking about the weather: I take it to mean nasty, damp, unpleasant ....



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08-12-2010, 10:16 PM   #109

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


and that's quite a list there calismum... Anyone want to PB or have their own ideas on the subject?



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08-12-2010, 10:16 PM   #110

Re: Quiz, Weds 8th December


will have to PB damp horrid weather.
Where's Kazz?



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