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RE: language fun

To: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>, "'MGS'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: language fun
From: Barrie Robinson <barrier@bconnex.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 14:25:41 -0500
A "stingah" or "stengah" is a whisky (Scotch to the Sassenachs out there) 
and soda very popular in the colonies of the more hot humid variety.  It is 
not to be confused with "stingo" which is strong beer.  There are various 
spellings.



At 11:48 AM 1/1/02 -0700, Larry Hoy wrote:
> > All this said with pith helmet on head, stingah in one hand,
> > and natural
> > hand cut Orlik pipe in the other.
>
>OK, stingah is not in my dictionary,
><http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary> .
>
>I'll bite, what is it?
>
>Larry Hoy

Regards
Barrie

Barrie Robinson - barrier@bconnex.net

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