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John Jones
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:39 am
Post subject: Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist? |
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LONDON -- Some people bring flowers. But when Melvyn Reed's three wives
showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought the unexpected end to
his years as a bigamist.
Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist? |
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James Silverton
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:12 am
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John wrote on Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:39:05 GMT:
JJ> LONDON -- Some people bring flowers. But when Melvyn Reed's
JJ> three wives showed up to visit him at the hospital, they
JJ> brought the unexpected end to his years as a bigamist.
JJ> Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist?
Isn't there a Limerick that covers the situation?
There was an old colonel from Lyme
Who once had three wives at one time.
When asked "Why the third?"
He said, "Well, one's absurd
And bigamy, Sir, is a crime!"
James Silverton. |
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mUs1Ka
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:14 am
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John Jones wrote:
| Quote: | LONDON -- Some people bring flowers. But when Melvyn Reed's three
wives showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought the
unexpected end to his years as a bigamist.
Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist?
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Coming at it from a different angle: why is he not a trigonometrist?
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Ray |
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:19 am
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On 13 Aug 2005, John Jones wrote
| Quote: | LONDON -- Some people bring flowers. But when Melvyn Reed's three
wives showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought the
unexpected end to his years as a bigamist.
Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist?
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I can't answer this, but just to let you know that you're not alone,
precisely the same question occurred to me when I read about him.
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Cheers, Harvey
Idiom: Mixture of Canadian and British
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:22 am
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On 13 Aug 2005, John Dean wrote
| Quote: | mUs1Ka wrote:
John Jones wrote:
LONDON -- Some people bring flowers. But when Melvyn Reed's
three wives showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought
the unexpected end to his years as a bigamist.
Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist?
Coming at it from a different angle: why is he not a
trigonometrist?
Cos he obviously didn't figure out all the angles before he went
off at a tangent and committed a sin.
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Ah, yes: the son of the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal to the sons
of the squaws of the other two hides.
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Cheers, Harvey
Who assumes everybody, but everybody, has heard that one...
Idiom: Mixture of Canadian and British
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John Dean
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:22 am
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mUs1Ka wrote:
| Quote: | John Jones wrote:
LONDON -- Some people bring flowers. But when Melvyn Reed's three
wives showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought the
unexpected end to his years as a bigamist.
Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist?
Coming at it from a different angle: why is he not a trigonometrist?
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Cos he obviously didn't figure out all the angles before he went off at
a tangent and committed a sin.
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John Dean
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John Dean
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| Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 4:26 am
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John Jones wrote:
| Quote: | LONDON -- Some people bring flowers. But when Melvyn Reed's three
wives showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought the
unexpected end to his years as a bigamist.
Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist?
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You can if you want. The word seems to have fallen out of favour, being
recorded in OED from the 17th Century and as recently as the 19th. And,
yes, they have quadrigamist. And, no, I'm not going to check through for
all the other possibilities.
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John "Two mothers-in-law boom boom" Dean
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David Picton
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:18 pm
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John Jones wrote:
| Quote: | LONDON -- Some people bring flowers. But when Melvyn Reed's three wives
showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought the unexpected end to
his years as a bigamist.
Why isn't Melwyn Reed called a trigamist?
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He is. A Google News search for trigamist gives 4 articles, all
relating to the Melwyn Reed case, e.g.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=358877&in_page_id=1770
It would appear that he'd arranged for his wives to visit at different
times, but things didn't quite work out as he intended... |
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