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To: ambrose
barmy EU directive? Translation, anyone?
12 posted on 05/26/2004 12:49:28 PM PDT by j_tull ("I may make you feel, but I can't make you think.")
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To: j_tull

From Merriam-Webster online:
Main Entry: 1barmy
Pronunciation: 'bär-mE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): barm·i·er; -est
: full of froth or ferment

American translation: nutso


15 posted on 05/26/2004 12:54:34 PM PDT by mollynme (cogito, ergo freepum)
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To: j_tull

barmy EU directive = friggen insane,idiotic,something only a booger eating moron would want to create ! I hope this simple yet functional definition helps clarify matters for you.


20 posted on 05/26/2004 1:11:26 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (.308 REACH OUT & THUMP SOMEONE .50BMG REACH OUT & CRUSH SOMEONE!)
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To: j_tull
barmy EU directive

Translation, anyone?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=barmy

23 posted on 05/26/2004 1:24:36 PM PDT by Prime Choice (John Kerry is a butthead! ...or worse, a used car salesman.)
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To: j_tull
barmy EU directive? Translation, anyone?

It's Britspeak. The closest American "translation", flavorwise, would be something along the lines of "nuts", or "loony".

44 posted on 05/26/2004 2:55:54 PM PDT by Ichneumon
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