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From: David Rance on 16 Mar 2010 04:51 On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 Steve Wyles wrote: >> Do they work in blowers locked to Vodafone? > >The answer is "Yes, they should" > >However, although I understood your question, blower has 6 other >meanings before the slang one you meant. Many non-native English users >(including my wife) might not have understood it. ........ >7. >Chiefly British Slang. a telephone. I must say that, although I am old enough to remember "blower" as a slang term for the telephone, I had completely forgotten it so I am indebted to you for explaining! ;-) David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK http://rance.org.uk
From: Steve Terry on 16 Mar 2010 10:06 <dickjones(a)ocp.com> wrote in message news:j1csp5hi18i8jge12ap00ithebc64tddg8(a)4ax.com... > Do they work in blowers locked to Vodafone? > > Yes, as long as the phone isn't GID1 sim type locked. Voda did to some of their PAYG phones Steve Terry -- Get a free Three 3pay Sim with �2 bonus after �10 top up http://freeagent.three.co.uk/stand/view/id/5276
From: Jim GM4DHJ ... on 18 Mar 2010 12:32 >Chiefly British Slang. a telephone. as in " give me a call on the blower"
From: BOFH on 20 Mar 2010 05:36 "Steve Wyles" <steve(a)inhouse.co.uk> wrote in message news:8072boFam3U1(a)mid.individual.net... >meanings before the slang one you meant. Many non-native English users >(including my wife) might not have understood it. >1. >a person or thing that blows. I can confirm your wife understands this definition.
From: Robin on 20 Mar 2010 06:43
The message <yG0pn.2240$DF1.1120(a)newsfe20.ams2> from "BOFH" <newsgroups(a)blueyonder.co.uk> contains these words: > "Steve Wyles" <steve(a)inhouse.co.uk> wrote in message > news:8072boFam3U1(a)mid.individual.net... > >meanings before the slang one you meant. Many non-native English users > >(including my wife) might not have understood it. > >1. > >a person or thing that blows. > I can confirm your wife understands this definition. Does it not refer to shipboard communication where a pipe is used between decks with a whistle pluged in either end, the caller removes the whistle from his end and blows down the pipe, activating the whistle at the other end, the receiving end removes the whistle and a simplex conversation can take place. Robin |