All that that proves

is that there are a lot of other ignoramuses on the web

OED: "absent adj and v- adj 1a not present b (foll. by FROM) not present at or in ..."

It's obvious from the Latin, if you think about it

Posted By: Old Git on April 18th 2007 at 13:56:53

Message Thread

croque monsieur (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 13:22:11
- Fierce Panda will be eating... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Apr 18, 13:34:10
  - M&S Pasta With Spinach, Pine Nuts and Pesto Dressing with 1 small wholemeal crusty roll (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 18, 14:00:01
    - Carbon footprintastic (General Chat) - Tomblander, Apr 18, 14:05:01
      - indeed but more concerned about myself at the moment (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 18, 14:10:03
        
        What, you think strawberries are a cure for headaches? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 14:12:50
        
        Twongo (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 18, 14:15:55
        
        A bit (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 14:23:58
        
        I don't have the energy for it OG (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 18, 14:25:37
      - Yeah, but they is well yummy (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Apr 18, 14:05:27
        
        Conscience is clear then (General Chat) - Tomblander, Apr 18, 14:06:25
  - Those aren't salad bagels (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 13:48:33
    - Oi. Fucking pea and ham soup I said. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 13:53:47
      - Beard (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 13:57:23
        
        Pea and ham fucking soup. ADSA's own brand (not as nice as Baxter's). (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 14:06:18
    - Fierce Panda doesn't do AB food... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Apr 18, 13:52:07
  - Bottled water (General Chat) - DiscoDaleGordon, Apr 18, 13:37:01
    - Not really, I can afford it... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Apr 18, 13:38:34
    - a lot of minerals in mineral water (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 13:38:25
      - Absent *from*, not absent *in* (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 13:49:14
        
        DAVE IN FRANCE ... WINS! (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 13:51:16
        
        All that that proves (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 13:56:53
        
        but i don't speak latin (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 14:07:51
        
        looking at that quote it doesn't exactly back up my case (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 14:12:07
        
        No you don't (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 14:13:39
        
        bit rich (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 18, 14:31:08
        
        no, OG is saying it makes him feel superior to correct people (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 14:38:56
        
        until you realise ... (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 14:19:17
        
        Old Git is making himself absent FROM this discussion (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 14:22:47
        
        ok (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 14:29:13
        
        Origins have significance (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 14:10:35
        
        is that Dave is right ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 18, 14:06:53
  - ... (General Chat) - Brom, Apr 18, 13:34:50
    - ... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Apr 18, 13:47:19
- Kedgeree (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 13:27:05
  - yuck (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 18, 14:04:38
  - Fierce Panda acknowledges Old Git's post... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Apr 18, 13:35:52
    - Says Mr Salad Bagel (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 18, 13:50:14
      - twongo (n/m) (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 13:52:14
  - really (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 13:35:33
    - Mrs AB had kedgeree for the dinner but last week. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 13:37:40
- Pea and ham souper. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 13:24:03
  - nothing wrong with peas and ham (General Chat) - Dave in France, Apr 18, 13:24:57
    - Strawberries and Lager are a taste to savour though (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Apr 18, 13:38:27
      - as is Strawberry Beer (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 18, 14:05:21

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