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Old 23-Jun-2007, 08:10
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Originally Posted by BobK View Post
1st speaker I say I say I say. My wife's gone to the West Indies.
2nd speaker Jamaica?
1st speaker No, she went of her own accord.
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Bob, what does the red bolded sentence mean?
I think I can understand the meaning in general, but what does the "accord" mean? It doesn't make sense to me .


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By the way, I like this joke:
Quote:
1st Eskimo: Where did your mother come from?
2nd Eskimo: Alaska
1st Eskimo: Don't bother, I'll ask her myself!

+ here are some other geography jokes mentioned: Geography joke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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