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Old 30-Oct-2005, 15:40
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Default Re: strange idioms _oh God!

Ah. As I suspected. .......

May I suggest you check the SLANG section and carefully read through it for the less 'politically correct' version of "extracting the urine", and maybe you'll see what I meant in jest!!

To answer / quote you: "2. Empty vessel sounds much." A favourite of school teachers everywhere!

Corrected to: "An empty vessel (pot / jar) makes the most noise"

Banging an empty vessel makes a lot more noise, compared to a full one.

ie. The less knowlegde you have in your 'vessel' (HEAD. If empty headed - a person who has 'nothing between their ears', or with no knowledge) the more noise (useless speech) comes out of your mouth.

Now am I 'extracting the urine'.....or not? ..or should that be 'Taking....the.....
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