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Paul Burke
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:44 pm
Post subject: Re: shanks pony |
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Phil C. wrote:
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Interestingly, the original meaning of "stroll" was as in "strolling
players" i.e intinerant. The German "strolch", a vagrant, also gave
rise to the Italian "astrologo" - an astrologer.
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"Stroll" is a contraction of "St. Rollox", an area of Glasgow which
contained the Caledonian Railway's workshops. The leisurely pace of life
enjoyed in the district by the well-paid, highly intellectual workers
gave rise to the verb.
Paul Burke
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Phil C.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:12 pm
Post subject: Re: shanks pony |
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:44:57 +0000, Paul Burke <paul@scazon.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | Phil C. wrote:
Interestingly, the original meaning of "stroll" was as in "strolling
players" i.e intinerant. The German "strolch", a vagrant, also gave
rise to the Italian "astrologo" - an astrologer.
"Stroll" is a contraction of "St. Rollox", an area of Glasgow which
contained the Caledonian Railway's workshops. The leisurely pace of life
enjoyed in the district by the well-paid, highly intellectual workers
gave rise to the verb.
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I'd have thought St. Rollox was Glasgow rhyming slang or the first
line of a limerick. If the latter then I suspect Pollux gets a mention
as well.
I see that Pollux was worshipped as a guardian of seamen. (Yes,
really.) Hmmm...
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Molly Mockford
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:47 am
Post subject: Re: shanks pony |
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At 13:44:57 on Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Paul Burke <paul@scazon.com> wrote in
<39o7nbF6197foU1@individual.net>:
No doubt the patron saint of present-day spammers.
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Molly Mockford
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin
(My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.)
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