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Thread #13439   Message #110424
Posted By: Bert
01-Sep-99 - 01:57 PM
Thread Name: regional humor
Subject: RE: regional humor
Yonks ago I used to live in Essex, England and was a subscriber to "The Essex Countryside" magazine.

One time, they published an article about the Essex dialect that contained a facsimile of a bill that was made out by someone who was boarding a horse for a day. I don't remember the actual prices charged but the items on the bill went something like.....

Afechinonim
Afeedinonim
and... Abringinonimomagen

Bert (That the sort of thing you're looking for?)