Why wonder?
I thought such usage was already documented?
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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks,
Fri 4 Apr 2003, 18:12,
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Whichever
hallicinogens were definitely involved! :-D
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JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks,
Fri 4 Apr 2003, 18:25,
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well,there is some truth
the "mad hatters" were actually real, in a sense.
in earlier times, hatmakers used materials that, over time, induced brain damage in a great many of them. thus, the term was coined.
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Rumours of Dinoadventures death have been greatly exaggerated.,
Fri 4 Apr 2003, 18:34,
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I shall declaim, thus:
The walruss and the carpenter,
Crossed the sand, hand in hand.
"If only," said the carpenter,
"The law would understand".
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the_hammerhead_tart -- In love with a strict machine,
Fri 4 Apr 2003, 18:15,
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I remember it from
The Brand New Monty Python Papperbok from donkeys years ago.
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moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees,
Fri 4 Apr 2003, 18:49,
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