Re: OTRe: "The Third Man" wins the Grand Prix at Cannes (17/9/1949)

On 19/09/2024 at 08:19, Peter Moylan wrote:
> On 19/09/24 14:58, Hibou wrote:
>> Le 18/09/2024 à 22:19, occam a écrit :
>>>
>>> Aside: Your use of the pronoun 'their' for the addle-brained Hen, is
>>> that political correctness - or do you know something we don't? Just
>>> asking.
>>
>> It's good to see 'addle-brained' taking the air.
>>
>> An oldish Collins dictionary says 'addle' is a "back-formation from
>> 'addled', from C13 'addle' rotten, from Old English 'adela' filth;
>> related to dialect German 'Addel' liquid manure."
>>
>> Note to new parents: don't call your daughter 'Adela'.
> 
> Chlamydia. That's a lovely name for a girl.
> 
Or even Veruca.


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Chris Elvidge, England
MY SUSPENSION WAS NOT "MUTUAL"