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Old 15-06-2012, 13:31   #646
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Polari and or Palari....??
Wasn't that the very fay chatter spoken by Julian and Sandy on the old Kenneth Horn radio show?
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Old 15-06-2012, 13:48   #647
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Polari and or Palari....??
Wasn't that the very fay chatter spoken by Julian and Sandy on the old Kenneth Horn radio show?
Quite right Joe...

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Old 15-06-2012, 13:53   #648
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"Camp"
That was the word I should have used rather than "Fay"
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Old 15-06-2012, 15:23   #649
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That was the word I should have used rather than "Fay"
What a 'fey' day.

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Old 15-06-2012, 17:12   #650
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What a 'fey' day.

To me fey meant ugly
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Old 15-06-2012, 17:17   #651
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Fey = otherworldly, enchanted, magical, fairylike
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Old 15-06-2012, 17:20   #652
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...as in Morgan Le Fay?
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Old 15-06-2012, 17:32   #653
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...as in Morgan Le Fay?
Got it in one, Steve.
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Old 15-06-2012, 17:38   #654
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Fey = otherworldly, enchanted, magical, fairylike
Na if thar fey thar down right ugly
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Old 15-06-2012, 18:01   #655
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No John....what you mean is fow.
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Old 15-06-2012, 18:06   #656
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No John....what you mean is fow.
Think its a dialogue think between Ossy and Clayton Margaret, we always said fey when I was young, mind you that is quite a long time ago
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Old 15-06-2012, 21:07   #657
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What a 'fey' day.

Here t'was a "Gray" day - dear Mr. Grayson!
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Old 15-06-2012, 21:17   #658
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To me fey meant ugly
Its the tha daft owd git, Its FOW, fur ugly, tha wants to get thi eayurs shringed, an lurn tu tawk reight.
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Old 15-06-2012, 21:22   #659
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Retlaw, I did try and tell him it was 'fow'........!
As in....'fow as a summons'
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Old 15-06-2012, 21:23   #660
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Have we had 'mardy'?.......someone who is a wet nelly, a softie baby, a cry baby.
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