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Re: CHAT: Hymn to Ikea (was: Re: Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S.

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Friday, February 27, 2004, 5:51
And Rosta wrote:
> What do you call them? Carts? Like you wheel round in airports and > supermarkets.
I say "Shopping cart". Some people around here call them "buggies" or "baskets" (which confused me the first time I heard it, since to me a basket is something that's handheld). Josept Flatula wrote:
> a public bathroom would be either "vacant" or "in use", depending on > its contents.
I'd say "occupied" instead of "in use" -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42