Alan and James... Hmmm..humour is not really something I should persue in the blunt instrument that is this medium... I was taking a pot shot...badly aimed, at the "Old boys clubs" where hot air is expelled. If my humour is ill received....I apologize....and suggest a few Monty Python or Fawltey Towers episodes might get you in the zone... P On May 13, 2010, at 3:05 PM, James Patrick Draine wrote: > How about this definition Alan? > distaff side > noun > the female side of a family : the family title could be passed down through the distaff side. The opposite of spear side . > • the female members of a group : this fascination was not limited to the distaff side of society. > ORIGIN late 19th cent.: because spinning (see distaff ) was traditionally done by women while men did the weaving. > > On May 13, 2010, at 5:21 PM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote: > >> Peter, >> an occasional tip to the distaff side of the fence >> I looked up "distaff" but cannot make the connection between any of the definitions offered and what you might mean. Help? >> >> Alan Eder >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100513/c933f750/attachment.htm>
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