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Old 18-08-2008, 11:20 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Damons? Plums?

On Aug 18, 9:56*am, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:23:12 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 18/8/08 09:10, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:


On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:20:50 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote:


The message
from Sacha contains these words:
On 17/8/08 07:44, in article ,
"David Rance" wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008, Rusty Hinge 2 wrote:


They do distinguish between groseille rouge, groseille blanche and
groseille à maquereau (gooseberry).


Something fishy about that. Mackerel berry?


Maquereau is also a colloquial word for a pimp!


David


What an exciting life you lead - ordering in a restaurant must be very
hazardous! *;-)


Try ordering in an Italian one! (especially vegetables, say, fennel....)


There is a town near Frascati with the same name. Try booking a hotel there.


Are you getting mixed up between the veg. and the puppet by any chance? *;-)


Not at all. It's how I learnt the word had a double meaning. *
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Explain please?

Judith