Yeah, Roger - we really shouold declare Danish to be the official language
of the list...;)
--thomas
(a fellow dane in exile)
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 rdk@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> Note that the verb fange in Danish means to catch or capture....Doris has the
> right genes!
>
> mvh / regards
> Roger Key
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> Sam,
>
> I trust, that a visit to the list archives (if they are
> maintained) should do the trick for you....but...
>
> Doris Fang is a legendary list member, who's known for scooping up deals
> such as a NIB++ kit containing a OM3Ti with both the 35-80 and the 180/2.8
> in a garage sale for USD10,- ;) - and such deals.
>
> Doris Fang consistantly does this - and hence "to fang" has developed into
> a verb (as in: "Tom really fanged a nice 180/2.8 the other day" - knowing
> Tom, that wouldn't be unlikely?), as has the composition "doris
> fang" become a noun (as in: "Tom really got himself a good doris fang").
>
> We're still waiting for Webster to include these terms, but it cannot be
> long.
>
> Indications are that Doris Fang exists - there are even some who claims to
> have had a personal meeting. I am not among those lucky few - I can but
> relay the legend.
>
> I'd vote for introducing the term "scales" too, in honor of our friend Tom
> Scales. It should imply something like "indecently large purchaces", which
> is kinda implied by the word "scale", embedded in Tom's name. Hence we
> could use an expression such as "he really fanged himself a good scales" ,
> which would then mean to get a huge truckload of equipment very very cheap
> ;)
>
> Any linguistics on the list who opposes? ;)
>
> --thomas
>
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Sam Shiell wrote:
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> > Hi
> >
> > I've worked out that to "do a Doris Fang" means to get a seriously good deal
> > on something, but an someone enlighten me on how "Doris Fang" means this.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Sam
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M.Sc in Computer Engineering
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