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Post #27,598 by Meerkat 2/6/02 10:42:05 PM Reply	It's news to me! When I was at school, a Skeg was one who hung around at the beach all the time and surfed a lot. As opposed to the Westies, who wore flannelette shirts and did their best to act tough. Makes about as much sense now as it did then. ie: not much. "Then of course there is SCEGGS - the Sydney Church of England Girl's Grammar School," he said, geting wildly off track... On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.
Post #27,601 by Ric Locke 2/6/02 10:57:18 PM Reply	I think the West Coast U.S. usage and possibly Oz, refers to the fin at the back of a surfboard as a "skeg" as well. The way I know the word, it's properly used only for something that's near the middle of whatever it's attached to. Applying the word as a group-name for a bunch of surfers sounds like a perfectly valid usage for British and [more recently] British-derived English speakers to me. Regards, Ric
Post #27,603 by Meerkat 2/6/02 11:04:42 PM Reply	Cool! Easy to tell I've never surfed :) On and on and on and on, and on and on and on goes John.

Some on left see something wrong with *hard* leftists. - (Silverlock) - (59) - Feb. 1, 2002, 04:12:17 PM EST

A very good read. Thanks for the link. -NT - (Another Scott) - Feb. 1, 2002, 04:27:37 PM EST

Straw Man Anyone? - (andread) - (35) - Feb. 1, 2002, 04:48:09 PM EST

Ermmm.. Uhh, It's an *opinion* piece. - (Silverlock) - (34) - Feb. 1, 2002, 04:51:59 PM EST

I'll be the example. - (Brandioch) - (33) - Feb. 1, 2002, 07:52:11 PM EST

"So Noam is an idiot" - I think that was his point. :-) - (Another Scott) - (3) - Feb. 2, 2002, 12:03:53 AM EST

re "near term" - (Ashton) - Feb. 2, 2002, 02:44:23 AM EST

Simple, we don't. - (Brandioch) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2002, 06:01:49 PM EST

Hey Khas, there IS an (ultra-easy-to-use!) Quote select box! -NT - (CRConrad) - Feb. 3, 2002, 03:19:29 PM EST

Whew! A maelstrom of mixed metaphors + micturations. - (Ashton) - Feb. 2, 2002, 02:20:46 AM EST

Oh, my. - (Ric Locke) - (27) - Feb. 2, 2002, 12:23:43 PM EST

OK.. the species isn't ready for sweet Reasonableness - (Ashton) - Feb. 2, 2002, 04:20:29 PM EST

I didn't know we were responsible for everyone. - (Brandioch) - (25) - Feb. 2, 2002, 05:42:36 PM EST

Oh, dear. - (Ric Locke) - (24) - Feb. 4, 2002, 09:07:54 PM EST

I didn't know we were responsible for everyone. (again) - (Brandioch) - (23) - Feb. 5, 2002, 12:18:01 AM EST

Re: I didn't know we were responsible for everyone. (again) - (wharris2) - (1) - Feb. 5, 2002, 01:15:48 AM EST

Which leads to my other point. - (Brandioch) - Feb. 5, 2002, 11:43:53 AM EST

Brandi, USE the freaking QUOTE BUTTON! That's what it's FOR! -NT - (CRConrad) - (7) - Feb. 5, 2002, 11:54:28 AM EST

Hey, cut him some slack. I've never noticed it either. - (Another Scott) - (6) - Feb. 5, 2002, 12:13:41 PM EST

Use "Split Block" to save on cut-and-pasting. :-) -NT - (CRConrad) - (5) - Feb. 5, 2002, 12:20:40 PM EST

Eh? I don't understand the usage I guess. - (Another Scott) - (4) - Feb. 5, 2002, 12:25:31 PM EST

How "Split Block" helps cut down on cut/paste: - (CRConrad) - (3) - Feb. 5, 2002, 06:19:11 PM EST

Thanks. - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 5, 2002, 06:25:52 PM EST

You're welcome! -NT - (CRConrad) - Feb. 5, 2002, 07:12:56 PM EST

Reassuring that I'm not the only one who - (Ashton) - Feb. 7, 2002, 02:24:27 AM EST

We aren't responsible for everyone. - (Ric Locke) - (12) - Feb. 5, 2002, 10:45:58 PM EST

I wasn't aware of that. - (Brandioch) - (11) - Feb. 6, 2002, 01:39:31 PM EST

Do you have some kind of religious objection... - (CRConrad) - (10) - Feb. 6, 2002, 01:55:21 PM EST

Did I miss something? - (Brandioch) - (6) - Feb. 6, 2002, 06:55:25 PM EST

Yes, you did. I refer to ALL your posts EXCEPT the one above -NT - (CRConrad) - (5) - Feb. 6, 2002, 07:09:34 PM EST

Christian, I've disagreed with you once or twice - (Ric Locke) - (4) - Feb. 6, 2002, 10:33:34 PM EST

Oh, yes.. - (Ric Locke) - Feb. 6, 2002, 11:03:32 PM EST

Since the weathervane has struck a vein and - (Ashton) - Feb. 7, 2002, 03:31:28 AM EST

Feel free to not address my points. - (Brandioch) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2002, 11:20:17 AM EST

The treaty at the end of ww2 - (boxley) - Feb. 7, 2002, 06:56:38 PM EST

Minor disagreement. - (Ashton) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2002, 02:41:26 AM EST

Sorry, but you're just plain wrong. - (CRConrad) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2002, 06:55:42 AM EST

Well..________OK, - (Ashton) - Feb. 7, 2002, 05:35:31 PM EST

Self examination... better late than never. - (marlowe) - (21) - Feb. 2, 2002, 08:54:26 AM EST

Within your digital Left/Right world - (Ashton) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2002, 04:28:49 PM EST

I can see your underwear. - (marlowe) - Feb. 4, 2002, 01:00:10 PM EST

But *what* is it you are "winning", exactly? - (CRConrad) - (18) - Feb. 3, 2002, 03:20:13 PM EST

Touchy, touchy. -NT - (marlowe) - (17) - Feb. 4, 2002, 10:23:52 AM EST

"You ruminated for two days, and came up with this?" -NT - (CRConrad) - (16) - Feb. 4, 2002, 07:01:17 PM EST

Less than a day, actually. - (marlowe) - (15) - Feb. 5, 2002, 10:42:58 AM EST

It was a *quote*, nitwit! (Recognize it, by any chance?) - (CRConrad) - (14) - Feb. 5, 2002, 11:39:04 AM EST

Ohhh, you're lots of fun! - (marlowe) - (13) - Feb. 5, 2002, 12:46:48 PM EST

Why worry now? - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Feb. 5, 2002, 05:53:14 PM EST

What an intolerant thing to say. - (marlowe) - Feb. 7, 2002, 12:37:22 PM EST

A simple "I don't have any answer" would have sufficed for U - (CRConrad) - Feb. 5, 2002, 05:54:18 PM EST

Boooooooooooooooooooooring - (pwhysall) - (9) - Feb. 5, 2002, 06:06:05 PM EST

Yeah, you're right. Sorry. - (Ric Locke) - (8) - Feb. 5, 2002, 10:48:51 PM EST

Ehh... Dunno. What's a skeg? :-) -NT - (CRConrad) - (7) - Feb. 6, 2002, 09:02:02 AM EST

Sorry. Your English is so good - (Ric Locke) - (6) - Feb. 6, 2002, 10:38:03 PM EST

It's news to me! - (Meerkat) - (2) - Feb. 6, 2002, 10:42:05 PM EST

I think the West Coast U.S. usage - (Ric Locke) - (1) - Feb. 6, 2002, 10:57:18 PM EST

Cool! Easy to tell I've never surfed :) -NT - (Meerkat) - Feb. 6, 2002, 11:04:42 PM EST

Ah, that's what I thought it might be. - (CRConrad) - (2) - Feb. 7, 2002, 07:34:14 AM EST

skeg: skank at a kegger -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Feb. 7, 2002, 06:58:38 PM EST

ROFL -NT - (Silverlock) - Feb. 8, 2002, 12:00:35 AM EST

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