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Digeroo

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Re: Pass the Parcel - We're off
« Reply #20 on: November 17, 2014, 22:35:41 »
Oh is it me?  how exciting.   Not very good at the cryptic bit.
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« Reply #21 on: November 18, 2014, 08:00:03 »
Quote from: Nora42 on November 17, 2014, 22:01:55
digeroo? or have I lost the plot?
Nora


....... but why?
Stumped here - this will be niggling away at me all day  :BangHead: :tongue3:    :wave:
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« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2014, 08:14:26 »
 Winnie the Pooh has a friend called Roo..... The slang for an Ausralian soldier is.....digger
Sorry !!
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« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2014, 08:31:25 »
Quote from: markfield rover on November 18, 2014, 08:14:26
Winnie the Pooh has a friend called Roo..... The slang for an Ausralian soldier is.....digger
Sorry !!

I've learned something  :sunny:  thank you Markfield Rover.   :wave:
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« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2014, 09:12:23 »
Winnie the Pooh and friends are some of my all time favourites  :toothy10:
Sooo love Eeyore  :icon_cheers:
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« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2014, 10:01:44 »
Quote from: Jayb on November 18, 2014, 09:12:23
Winnie the Pooh and friends are some of my all time favourites  :toothy10:
Sooo love Eeyore  :icon_cheers:

It was a great clue   :icon_cheers: - but the 'digger' had me stumped.  Wonder whether the term hails from  WW1?  Digger - the one who digs trenches?   
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« Reply #26 on: November 18, 2014, 10:08:35 »
I thought it might be something to do with Didgeridoo.   Though they are rather associated with you know who.  Pity I did like his paintings.  I thought the Australian digger came from gold digger/miner.
 
I actually managed to mess it up originally and meant to put in two gs.  Actually wanted to be Ermintrude.  But it said that was taken, which is odd because there does not seem to be one.  The Digeroo was to do with the fact it originally took me months to dig my plot because it was as hard as concrete.  I later discovered all I needed to do was wet the ground and it soften up.  It must have been the driest March/April ever.  Duh. :BangHead:  The other reason I chose it was because I hoped I was digging for gold at the end of my rainbow.
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Re: Pass the Parcel - We're off
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2014, 16:52:17 »
Well it has come and been and gone.  Took to the PO and they said £12.78, it was quite a struggle to shave .06 kg off and getting it back under 2kg.  Quite a few packets have had bits of spare paper snipped off.   Odd since it came with an extra layer of brown paper.

There is only one word:  Wow!  All sorts of interesting stuff.  A number of things I have been wanting to try. 

If is now off to someone one named for a nereid who attended the god Neptune,  a name particularly popular in Latvia where it was the only given name for 1130 people.   Perhaps a bit of a strong breeze?  or a maybe small girl in Scotland? 

Sorry not very cryptic but very interesting.
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« Reply #28 on: November 19, 2014, 20:43:48 »
That must be Galina!!!!?
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« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2014, 08:39:52 »
Quote from: goodlife on November 19, 2014, 20:43:48
That must be Galina!!!!?

Don't think so .............
Scottish girl - lass, lassie, bairn?

Bit of a stiff breeze?  blast?  ie B
Bairn - B, blast - B
Nigel B?  But I don't know about Nigel.  is it popular in Latvia?
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Re: Pass the Parcel - We're off
« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2014, 08:54:13 »
When I was at school the head always called us Gals.  I spent 6 years of my life being greeted every morning with 'Goodmorning Gals.'  It certainly had no R in it, she really rolled those.  So I thought perhaps the ina made it a small one.

Should be with you soon.



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« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2014, 08:56:44 »
Quote from: Digeroo on November 20, 2014, 08:54:13
When I was at school the head always called us Gals.  I spent 6 years of my life being greeted every morning with 'Goodmorning Gals.'  It certainly had no R in it, she really rolled those.  So I thought perhaps the ina made it a small one.

Should be with you soon.

Oh that's super.  So much looking forward to it after your description!  Can't wait now  :blob7:
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« Reply #32 on: November 20, 2014, 08:59:31 »
Galina=
Gal=girl
gail= gale
definitely a name that is traditional in Russia, Latvia etc. 'those sort of countries'..
and little bit of googling relieved that one of the Neptunes nereids (must check that word to...don't know exact meaning of it..)was called GALINE! :drunken_smilie: :toothy10: :glasses9:

ETA...Nereid= sea nymph...and Galine was goddess of the calm seas...how appropriate is that!? :icon_cheers:

Have you got any sea legs gal? :tongue3:
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« Reply #33 on: November 20, 2014, 09:15:09 »
Quote from: goodlife on November 20, 2014, 08:59:31
Galina=
Gal=girl
gail= gale
definitely a name that is traditional in Russia, Latvia etc. 'those sort of countries'..
and little bit of googling relieved that one of the Neptunes nereids (must check that word to...don't know exact meaning of it..)was called GALINE! :drunken_smilie: :toothy10: :glasses9:

ETA...Nereid= sea nymph...and Galine was goddess of the calm seas...how appropriate is that!? :icon_cheers:

Have you got any sea legs gal? :tongue3:

Sea legs?  Only if it's very calm!      :tongue3:
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Re: Pass the Parcel - We're off
« Reply #34 on: November 20, 2014, 09:17:54 »
Just a reminder

Parcel needs to be kept under 2 kg or the price rises by a huge amount.
Once the parcel is on it's way/received I'll pm you with the next name on the list to keep it as a surprise for the remainder.
Please pm me the parcels Tracking number
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« Reply #35 on: November 21, 2014, 13:02:56 »
The parcel has landed!

 WOW.  In good condition and brim-full of exciting seeds

...............   I may be some time .....................

Thank you Fairie Seed Godmother and thank you all   :icon_cheers:
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« Reply #36 on: November 21, 2014, 14:55:28 »
Excellent, what better on a grey day  :icon_cheers:
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Re: Pass the Parcel - We're off
« Reply #37 on: November 21, 2014, 15:00:14 »
Quote from: galina on November 21, 2014, 13:02:56
The parcel has landed!

 WOW.  In good condition and brim-full of exciting seeds

...............   I may be some time .....................

Thank you Fairie Seed Godmother and thank you all   :icon_cheers:

Ooo....show us a teaser photo of it all...please... :toothy10:
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Re: Pass the Parcel - We're off
« Reply #38 on: November 21, 2014, 15:33:23 »
I am pleased it has reached you, I always worry after they leave me.  Especially since I snipped some cardboard off the inside of the box to lighten it.  I had to declare the contents at the post office, seems there are getting funny about what you can send.  I had to declare it was non poisonous.   

I really should have made up a set of small envelopes before it arrived.  The postage goes up on the 18th January it is on a special offer at the moment.

Certainly best ever pass the parcel.  Big thank you from me too.
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« Reply #39 on: November 21, 2014, 16:02:49 »
I'm glad that you mentioned about post office. I posted seed parcel today and something else other day..both times they asked what was inside the parcel. I was just about to start telling them 'mind you own business'...or 'you are nosey one!'... :glasses9:
They've never enquired that with domestic mail before, just with international mail. I didn't have declare anything though...wasn't asked about being poisonous. I would like know what is going on!!!
 Hmm...must start practicing my acting skills .. :glasses9:
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