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    On 2022 Jan 25 20:29:00, you wrote to me:   
      
    ml>> FWIW: all of the above was gleaned in about 10 minutes from exactly   
    ml>> that original google search link i presented ;)   
      
    DK>  I'm Australian, so all this is new to me.  Burma-shave appears in every   
   Ad   
    DK> of the Day, so it must be important I presume.   
      
   not really... it is just what daryl has decided to auto-post in this area by   
   pressing his "today in history" tool into similar usage for its design... the   
   Burma Shave ads work because they are memories and fit the theme of this   
   area... he uses the same tool to post random bible verses in other areas and   
   random tag lines in another area...   
      
    DK> I never actually heard of it before, unlike many other American ads I   
    DK> can identify.  So to me, it seems to have a special relevance here on   
    DK> Fidonet.  Which is why I asked people here.   
      
   the Burma Shave roadsigns were unique, innovative, and well known in certain   
   areas of the US back in the day... their uniqueness and poems made them   
   memorable and i'm sure brought them many sales...   
      
    DK> I mean, if you saw me on a message board with other Aussies saying   
    DK> "Ridgey Didge" you COULD google what it means, but it doesn't answer   
    DK> why we specifically, in that forum you are in, are saying it.   
    DK> (especially if you haven't actually hard other Aussies say it).   
      
   true... in the case of "Ridgey Didge", i would probably hit up the Urban   
   Dictionary first... if its explanation and examples didn't match the context i   
   was seeing, i would likely look to other results before asking just like you   
   did here... the urban dictionary results on that phrase are kinda funny,   
   though :lol:   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
   "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my   
   majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a   
   shiny thing!"   
   ... I can't help but feel that the recipe was flawed in some way   
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