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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, July 27, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a faces no places the stars and stripes Friday july 27,1990touch base with a frag of Strine then Tell a Porky a from wire reports planning to punt big Bik Kies on the pyjama game it la be Ace High if your team wins but done to get tired and emotional if they re Streeter. For those unfamiliar with speaking a Strine a Here s a translation Courtesy of a the Macquarie diction Ary of new words planning to bet a lot of Money on the one Day Cricket match it11 be great if your team wins but Don t get drunk if they re beaten badly. In Strine politicians often spout Blat empty rhetoric in the Beaupit place of fierce debate. If they go on for Yonks a Long time the party Leader May Send a to Cutler an enforcer to bring them in line. Strine in Case you Haven t guessed is australian English the dictionary research Center at Macquarie University in Sydney has been keeping track of changes in the language since the school first published the 2,049-Pagc a the Macquarie dictionary in 1981. So Many new words keep popping up however that Macquarie has issued a 400-Page a new words supplement to update the evolution in technology finance Medicine and Slang. A we Are moving into the Force Field of International English which is very largely influenced by american English a said Susan Butler the dictionary s editor. A. A a a a. A a hence australians now use such Seppo american phrases As a a touch based for making Contact with people a worst Case scenarios and a Ballpark figures a athletes a rough it out a a pump themselves up and a lift their  the roots of some new words Are fairly Clear a a brain bucket for a helmet with a face mask and a Ash Amateur for an athlete who is paid for playing but retains Amateur status. But others Are More murky such As Porky a lie frag a Little bit and Brick falsify evidence fans find Barr fair game comedienne Roseanne Barr was booed by a crowd in san Diego wednesday night when she Sang the National Anthem in an offbeat manner and then made an obscene gesture Between the Cincinnati reds san Diego padres doubleheader. Barr Star of the Abc show a Roseanne Quot covered her ears with her hands at the Start of the Anthem and then Sang in a shrill voice to the Disfavour of a crowd of approximately 30,000 fans present for a working women s night at Jack Murphy stadium. When the Boos started observers said Barr made an obscene gesture and spit on the ground. Barros husband Tom Arnold later in amp de a ceremonial pitch with no reaction but when Barr left the Field with him she continued to receive Boos As she waved to the Crow Tom Werner who become the chairman and managing partner of the padres this season is the co creator and executive producer of the a Roseanne Quot  driving1 tickets several teen age Drivers pulled Over by a sheriffs Deputy in Gulfport miss., with flashing Blue lights Sti a Roseanne Barr plugs her e or s with her fingers As she sings the National Anthem got quite a Surprise a a Safe driving Quot tickets. Harrison county deputies recently handed out the rewards to 47 teen agers citing them for wearing seat belts driving under the Speed limit and obeying tray Fie Laws. The tickets Are Worth free gifts from coast businesses. The program began May 25 and ended june 12. The students were Able to redeem their tickets for gifts including cassette tapes and compact discs to shirts Beach balls bumper stickers carwash passes haircuts food and concert  was the murderer the most frequent of suspects in murder mysteries the Butler did no to do it this time. It was the maid and for solving the a murder mystery on a Long mystery ride aboard the luxurious american european express train from Chicago to new York Larry Wall won a ride wednesday on the storied Orient express and a Chance to win the International Competition for clue the Board game. Wall of Winston Salem , who Calls himself the most ardent of Agatha Christie s fans stands crowned As the first Ever National clue  in Seymour John Mellencamp a sleepy Hometown of Seymour ind., has become the site for his first movie. Most of the work on a a souvenirs is being done after Midnight so production does t interfere with merchants and residents Cindy Livinghouse Deputy director of the Indiana tourism and film development commission said. Filming began monday in Seymour a a Southern Indiana town of 13,600. It was expected to last about seven weeks. Muriel Hemingway and Claude Akins appear in the film with Mellencamp. Few details about the movie have been released which is How Mellencamp wants it. Mellencamp known for his midwestern Rock and work in organizing farm Aid concerts was bom and raised in Seymour and lives near  was a born hard when Kami Core sits Down to Tell Cortney Brion Samuels the details of her birth she might Call it a ubom hard 2.�?� that a because the Marietta ga., woman gave birth Early sunday morning at the am galleria 8 theater in Marietta Midway through Bruce Willis action adventure flick a die hard 2. Saturday evening began with a baby Shower for Core followed by a movie Outing for her and two friends who took in a 10 30 show at the theater. A in the Middle of the movie i thought i was having cramps a said Core 18, Quot but they were labor  she said she went to the restroom thinking that nature was calling but discovered instead that nature was coming. Quot she was in a stall and could t get up a said Annette Watts cores Best Friend and Cortney a godmother. A she asked a woman in another stall to get help a after paramedics arrived and 20 minutes after her action adventure began a the paramedics delivered the baby right there on the cold floor a Core said. Dear Abby 1 need some advice. My husband is stationed in England with the , air Force and he a coming Home for a 30-Day leave next month. My problem is that his parents want to go to the Airport to meet him and 1 would prefer they did no to because id like to have him All to myself when he arrives. Besides he a coming in at. 11 . On a weeknight and his parents have to go to work the next morning. Anyway i done to know How to Tel them that i would rather meet my husband alone. He Hasni to been Home in 13 months but i flew to England to see him last november a so in be seen him More recently than his parents have. But he is my husband and we be been married Only four years. My parents Are not going to the Airport. In a not sure How to handle this. What would you do Abby it. Undecided dear Abby dear undecided i would say absolutely nothing to his parents to discourage their meeting him at the Airport. As you know a Man can have More than one wife in a lifetime but be will never have More than one set of parents. So put your nose Back in joint grow up and Don t make an Issue out of who or How Many people meet your husband at the Airport dear Abby i am an attorney. Last night i received a Telephone Call from one of my clients and his Story might prevent Many similar situations if its shared with your readers. Before leaving the United states he took his prescription medications out of their original pharmacy containers and placed them in a moisture proof Pill Box. While out of the country he purchased some Over the counter pain pills which had they been purchased in the ., would have required a prescription. When he re entered the United states All of his medications were on top of his clothing in his suitcase. He is presently in custody in the Dallas county jail where he has been held for two Days for a importation of controlled substances a a felony hopefully he will be granted bail today and possibly the court will eventually dismiss the charges on a showing of the facts a but it is not certain. Abby advise readers who travel abroad never to remove prescription drugs from their original containers because some that May be Over the counter medicines in a foreign country May be considered controlled substances in the United states. If a medication is purchased in another country a even something As seemingly innocuous As a cough Medicine which May contain a narcotic a do not assume that it can be brought into the United states. Whatever the outcome for my client he has Learned a costly lesson he will never forget. San Francisco attorney dear attorney thank you for bringing this valuable information to the attention of my readers. You May have prevented countless headaches  
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