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Old 12-01-24, 01:54 PM
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Old 12-01-24, 02:07 PM
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Er isn't that the idea? Subdued. You ain't seen me, right?
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Old 12-01-24, 04:07 PM
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A personal friend of mine and a 'hoofin' bloke - VCDS not the PM.
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Old 12-01-24, 04:34 PM
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"A Hoofin'" still applies, in the sense I knew the term as used by Geordies.
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Hoofing is number 3 on this list:
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Old 12-01-24, 05:04 PM
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Different meaning in the battalion I was in years ago - a hoofin' meant a beating.
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Old 12-01-24, 05:09 PM
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When you are a Royal it means something very different. I would not like to try and give Gwyn Jenkins a beating as it would be a very painful experience....
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To be fair Leigh . . . I did ask for that one! Ha!
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When you are a Royal it means something very different. I would not like to try and give Gwyn Jenkins a beating as it would be a very painful experience....
I was thinking more of the other fellah, hence the 'still applies" comment.
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