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I do not get that, Elle?
Is it humorous?

Ah!
The Penny has dropped!
Now where does that phrase come frome?
Penny arcade?

Hi, Rusty!
I'm having trouble posting...I type out what I want to say and then press 'Add Post' and it all disappears! Never to be seen again! I've done this twice now!
I am typing this in Word and shall try copy and pasting it - at least if it disappears again, I shall still have the original to copy.........
Chambers says that "pennyworth" means the amount that can be got for a penny - and "penny arcade" is an amusement arcade with slot machines originally operated by a penny.
Whilst I was looking for this, I found a phrase I have never come across before......
"penny-plain, twopence-coloured"
Have you ever heard this?

Elle, the 'penny-plain, twopence coloured' was coined by Robert Louis Stevenson. I've just looked it up online and it was very interesting.

Rusty, glad Isla White wasn't wasted on you.

Hello, Elle,
You are too technical for me.
I do not know Word.
Maybe you are pressing the wrong button?
How are you and Rose getting on, today?
I have "code tags" outside my message box.
Are they of use to anyone?

Hi, Rusty!
What can I say......?
I voted for Jess!
but Andy came over quite well in his acceptance speech, didn't he? and raised a laugh when he said he 'd been likened to being more boring than a wet weekend in Worthing! He said it was insulting Worthing!
I actually quite liked him!
I only saw it from just before AP received his award...I missed the first hour because we were having dinner and then my daughter phoned.
Code tags ? you've lost me here....what are they? I'm useless at technology!


Malone, thank you for the information - I shall look up that reference about RLS and "penny-plain, twopence coloured".
I learn something new every day!

Hello, Elle!
Yes, Andy did well.
And he is beginning to grow on you!
It is all good fun, really.
I voted for Lizzie.
When I joined Twitter, the first two folk I "followed" were Lizzie and Cancellara.
And I like AP. Best jump jockey I ever saw.
Code tags appear on my screen next to the "message box" in which you type.
I thought it was maybe something Ash added.
I think if you click on one you can win a Korean kitchen.

Rusty, I think Elle has met the Code Tags before - and they weren't totally successful when she tried using them. I can't remember the details, but I think there were huge amounts of underlining involved. This prompted the return of the exclamation marks!

Right, Malone!
I am staying away from them!

Rusty, I've ignored them for however long they've been sitting next to the 'Your Message' box. I've never yet felt deprived.