http://www.word-detective.com/2009/08/guy/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/08/guy/comment-page-1/#comment-27698 admin Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:55:36 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1360#comment-27698 Well, maybe not an official national holiday, but bigger than Arbor Day. Well, maybe not an official national holiday, but bigger than Arbor Day.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/08/guy/comment-page-1/#comment-4876 Dave A Tue, 25 May 2010 13:51:00 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1360#comment-4876 Visiting St. George, Utah, late '90s, during spring break: I was seated outside an ice cream shop, near a table of four high school girls who were watching other teenagers cruise the strip. Finally, one of the girls said, "C'mon, guys, if we don't <i>go</i>, we're not gonna meet any <i>guys</i>!" Visiting St. George, Utah, late ’90s, during spring break: I was seated outside an ice cream shop, near a table of four high school girls who were watching other teenagers cruise the strip. Finally, one of the girls said, “C’mon, guys, if we don’t go, we’re not gonna meet any guys!”

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2009/08/guy/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 David Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:29:57 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=1360#comment-2745 Unfortunately Guy Fawkes Day is not a national holiday in the UK. We do like to burn a good effigy though. Guy Fawkes night is often called bonfire night and the fire is usually accompanied with fireworks (gunpowder, you see). Great fun. Warm clothes and treacle toffee both help to jolly things along. Unfortunately Guy Fawkes Day is not a national holiday in the UK. We do like to burn a good effigy though. Guy Fawkes night is often called bonfire night and the fire is usually accompanied with fireworks (gunpowder, you see). Great fun. Warm clothes and treacle toffee both help to jolly things along.

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