[vsnet-alert 10891] Re: FWD [BAAVSS Alert 1897] PU Per Outburst!

[Michael Sallman]

Very nice! :-)
Though "Mon" makes me think of Jamaica more than Scotland.

Sorry in advance for my own lame attempt at cross-pond political humor, 
but here goes nothing....

T Ori - something something Gordon Brown something something Tony 
something Blair something something something Margaret Thatcher!

Happy New Year to all

Mike SVI

qso at Safe-mail.net wrote:
> ...I think you can get treatment for that.
> 
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/baavss-alert/message/1897
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> 
> (I sometimes wonder if any variable star abbreviations say weird stuff in other languages like they do English.  For instance, "T Oph" [golfing term, "tee off"... ...you thought I was going to say something rude didn't you?  Well, there is no P Oph]).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> John
> 
> "Be astute, Britain's got enough lerts".
> 
> 
> 
> R UMa - gossip
> T UMa - unfortunate growth
> BZ UMA - boozey humour
> RU OPH - leaving already?
> Y SEX - let's keep it platonic
> W AND - a stick
> V1337 CYG - a v. high class cigarette (obtuse or what?)
> PU PER - party spoiler (bawdlerised version)
> IM OPH - bye-bye
> U BOO - you didn't like the play
> Y TRI - give up before starting
> S LAC - not as tight as it could be
> HU VIR - cleaned the carpet
> ZZ SEX - sorry, I fell asleep
> S PIC - and span
> Y MON - Scottish interrogative
> S CAM - trickery
> ST ARI - clear night sky
> IN TEL - information
> RS TAU - make as was
> W IND - hopefully not another outburst
> S NOR - turn over
> SU SEX - the county west of Kent
> W SEX - bit of Celtic England nicked off the Britons by Saxons
> R OCT - it was very good
> S OCT - punched by foot clothing
> PU PUP - needs house training
> RU HER - ...or are you someone else?
> FU MON - Scottish way of saying they're displeased with someone
> RU TAU - network equipment
> SU TAU - suitor
> TU TAU - ... guess
> AW VUL - aren't puns aweful...
> S TUC - can't think of any more.
> 
> I'm sure there are ones out there that are actually good, too.
>