RE: [semi-OT] News on Jon White, ex-list admin.

On 26 Feb 99, at 16:22, Rick Rutherford wrote:
> ... "taking the mickey"?
> I assume you're not talking about Disney's mouse.
Um no. I guess this ties into the language thread yeh? :). In the UK
'Taking 
the mickey' is a phrase for ribbing or joking at someone's expense. The
less 
polite version is Taking somthing else.

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				Jon
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