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ANOTHER new compact |
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Post# 63641 , Reply# 1   3/23/2009 at 16:58 (5,483 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 63644 , Reply# 2   3/23/2009 at 18:08 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()   |   | |
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I would buy one. Can a compact electra use a PN? I was offered a complete one for free. So I am thinking about it- really deeply. |
Post# 63647 , Reply# 4   3/23/2009 at 18:11 (5,483 days old) by kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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A PN or the whole kit and kaboodle? Doesn't matter whether it's just the PN or the whole thing, if it's free go get it! ~Alex |
Post# 63651 , Reply# 6   3/23/2009 at 18:25 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()   |   | |
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its the one without a pn. Its the Compact Electra, my favorite non- PN one. and as you say- " whole kit and kaboodle" whatever a kaboodle is. (case?) |
Post# 63660 , Reply# 7   3/23/2009 at 20:29 (5,483 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Anyone know the origin of "the whole kit and kaboodle?" "Kit and caboodle" (which is the most common form) dates back to the mid-eighteenth century and appeared first in England. There are a number of variants, including "kit and kerboodle" and "kit and boodle." The "kit" part of the phrase is of fairly straightforward origin, "kit" being an 18th century English slang term for "outfit" or "collection," as in a soldier's "kit bag," which contained all his worldly possessions. "Kit" may have come from "kith," meaning "estate," found today in the phrase "kith and kin." "Caboodle" is a tougher nut to crack. As usual, there are a number of theories, the most likely of which traces "boodle" back to the Dutch word "boedel," meaning "property." Lawyers take note: "boodle" actually was a respectable word in its own right (meaning "estate") in the 17th and 18th centuries, and was even used in legal documents. But why "caboodle" or "kerboodle"? The "ca" and "ker" may be related to the intensive German prefix "ge," giving the sense "the whole boodle." Put it all together and you get "kit and caboodle," meaning "everything and all of everything," down to the last kitten. |
Post# 63661 , Reply# 8   3/23/2009 at 20:34 (5,483 days old) by kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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And to think I accidentally spelled caboodle wrong, darn...the one time I forgot to run the spell check. ;) ~Alex |
Post# 63680 , Reply# 9   3/23/2009 at 21:11 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()   |   | |
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Wow you sure know your history. Thanks! |
Post# 63696 , Reply# 10   3/23/2009 at 21:54 (5,483 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Don't be too impressed - Cut & pasted from Google search. I'm good but not that good, as 'they' say. LOL But I do seem to have a voracious appetite for finding out why things are as they are. I can remember obscure stuff about my hobbies but can't really recall with any confidence what I did or ate last week...it's the 'oldtimers'. Dave |
Post# 63699 , Reply# 11   3/23/2009 at 22:02 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()   |   | |
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Copy, paste, lifes simple! :) |