Date   : Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:12:04 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: [OT] Coloured creatures;

David Harper wrote:

> Starting from that point, "Cows are not purple" has become a bit of a family 
> saying.

How bl**dy strange - I've never read the book, nor heard of it, but it's 
something of a family saying about rocks and not-rocks. Specifically, it 
is oft used to refer to cows (as "not-rocks").

Maybe it's a geek trait? :-)


Best wishes,

Rick.

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