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Originally Posted by sextile
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-- Desperate times call for desperate measures!(unattrib.,1964.- OED.);
- But, Khun Biggles, just a slight & possibly pedantic niggle: Sir Thomas, being a Scot, doubtless would have prefered the word ' tins.'!
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Being an Aussie - "tinnies" is a sacred term for those metal containers dedicated to the amber brew. Could not possibly apply to non alcoholic beverage!
