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Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:33 pm  |
I have read so many raves regarding this vacuum that I broke down and ran to my local Costco to get one. 
It is the best investment I have made. We had company over the weekend and vacuumed with my Hoover Windtunnel. As soon as I got home I vacuumed again with my Dyson. I had to empty the container 3 times with crap that my Hoover never picked up. One other plus is that it is quiet. You can actually carry on a conversation while vacuuming.
Dyson's are expensive but well worth the investment.
This item gets top billing 
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:27 am |
I  my Dyson too! I think I must have an older version though as I wouldn't describe it as quiet.
I get a weird sense of satisfaction from watching all the dirt/dust/fluff swirling round inside the clear bin. |
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:43 am |
It is a lot more quiet than my Hoover. I couldn't believe how much dirt, dust and animal hair was still in my carpet. 
I can't say enough about my Dyson.  |
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 2:47 am |
I spent over $700 on my Dyson (one of those upright ones) - and who knows how much on the filters later on! It broke two months after the warranty expried and had to be serviced twice during the warranty period. I bought it after seeing the demo on TV and also after raves from one of my friends.
On the upside - I liked it's bright purple and yellow colors  |
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:21 am |
| I'd deffo never be without my dyson now....with the amount of cat hairs it picks up, I could of knitted everyone on the forum a jumper!!!! |
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:50 am |
...I thought that the sweet and fragrant Mike had brought out a new vacuum now he's retired from boxing  They could sell alongside George Forman Grills 
Seriously though, Dysons are great...I love mine |
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Tue Dec 07, 2004 8:21 am |
| I thought I was very sad raving about my dyson when I first got it about 3 or 4 years ago. It was so great my mate who did not have one used to come round and vaccuum for me because she loved it. Double bonus. Then she got her own now I have to vaccuum myself. I love my Dyson. Never thought I would see the day when I fell in love with a vaccuum. Is it an age thing. |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:06 am |
Do any other Americans find it slightly disconcerting to hear or read a Brit or Aussie woman refer to a female friend as a "mate"? Because over here if a female talks about her 'mate' she's most likely referring to her lesbian partner so I was a little bemused when I first read loopylori's post about her friend who likes to vacumn!!
Carrie |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:18 am |
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| Because over here if a female talks about her 'mate' she's most likely referring to her lesbian partner |
Really? 
I've got a whole bunch of mates. 
Australians are stereotyped as referring to everyone as 'mate'. Not sure if this is really the case though. Any Aussies that can confirm/deny this? |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:31 am |
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| carekate wrote: |
| Because over here if a female talks about her 'mate' she's most likely referring to her lesbian partner |
Really?
I've got a whole bunch of mates.
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God! you are such a tart! ...so is the collective noun for lesbians a bunch then? |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:59 am |
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God! you are such a tart! ...so is the collective noun for lesbians a bunch then? |
'Bunch'? No, more likely to be 'butch'.
Only jesting if there are any of our sapphic sisters out there.
Don't actually know if there is a collective noun for them. 
Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'Billy No Mates'.
I never really use the term 'mates' as it makes me think of a brand of prophylactics. |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:01 am |
Well, mate, better a bunch than a gaggle (god, I hate that word)
yea, mate pretty much covers anyone... when I go home and if my cousin calls up, my dad will say "C'mon, your mate's on the phone" |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:26 pm |
| I know Carrie, I just assumed that her 'mate' was her 'lover'. There is a word we use here in the States ... in New England we even have a chain of stores with this word in it ... that is the MOST vulgar of words in England. I was having lunch with a British fellow and recommended this particular clothing store and he almost fell off his chair. He was horrified! |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 2:42 pm |
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| that is the MOST vulgar of words in England. I was having lunch with a British fellow and recommended this particular clothing store and he almost fell off his chair. He was horrified! |
Oooooh. I'm intrigued. I don't expect you to spell it out for me but could you give me the first and last letters of the word? Does it begin with 'F' and end in 'Y'?
The word I'm thinking of always seems to cause a lot of confusion and embarrassing situations between Americans and the English.
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I've found out what it is! Did lots of searching on the internet and found a chain of discount fashion barns in the New England area with a rather interesting ( ) name. I can believe the guy almost fell off his chair if you said that name to him. |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:41 pm |
| I am sorry if my use of the word mate confused you. Can I just clarify I am 42 have been married for 24 years (to a man) I have had four children. My husband and my best friends husband always say 'your girlfriends on the phone' if one of us calls the other. I will also say I love her to bits and we would do almost anything for each other and trust each other with our deepest darkest secrets. We have never had sex with each other and would not. It is just a very wonderful friendship and I feel lucky to have found her. |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:49 pm |
| Sweet Pea wrote: |
I have read so many raves regarding this vacuum that I broke down and ran to my local Costco to get one.
It is the best investment I have made. We had company over the weekend and vacuumed with my Hoover Windtunnel. As soon as I got home I vacuumed again with my Dyson. I had to empty the container 3 times with crap that my Hoover never picked up. One other plus is that it is quiet. You can actually carry on a conversation while vacuuming.
Dyson's are expensive but well worth the investment.
This item gets top billing
Just wanted to share. |
Hmm  Maybe you should visit my apartment, and use that super-dee-dooper vacuum. Casper sheds SO much, that it's a losing battle, and I have a lousey Sears/Kenmore up-right! |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:50 pm |
| Toe wrote: |
| I've found out what it is! Did lots of searching on the internet and found a chain of discount fashion barns in the New England area with a rather interesting ( ) name. I can believe the guy almost fell off his chair if you said that name to him. |
Heheh....I found it too. I don't think I'll tell my son anymore to "get off your *****"!
-Cheri |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 3:52 pm |
Toe:
Yup, that's the store. Frugle FA**Y (I don't want to offend anyone in GB). I find it so interesting that we speak the same language but some words just have an entirely different meaning. |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:04 pm |
OMG! 
I have gotten SO used to my US friends using the word in such an "innocent" way.. but it is the FRUGAL in the front!
OH the images in my mind...
Jeez, ya know, when you're gonna start a business it is a good idea to find out if the word has a different meaning in half the world. (yes, Australia uses the "other" meaning)
Even now I still cannot keep a straight face when ever anyone talks about the "F...Y PACK" - especially if, like me, "pack" makes you think of "pack" like a "face pack". Puts a whole NEW spin on the term.
I can just imaging some haughty shop assistant "A F...Y PACK mam?, Certainly, would you like a hydrating or deep cleansing one?" Ewww... |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:07 pm |
I'll have to get my boyfriend to try and locate one of the stores next time he goes on a business trip to Massachusetts. A photo of the store sign will keep our friends amused!
Do you know if there is one near Cambridge, MA?
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Another interesting word that has a different meaning in the USA from the UK is 'rubber'. We use one to get rid of a mistake, you use one to prevent a mistake.
I've also just discovered via the internet that the word 'napkin' has a very different meaning for Australians. |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:24 pm |
That's funny - and so true. It you don't call them rubbers, what slang word do you use?
You know those little chocolate things they put on top of ice cream cones? In New York they are called 'sprinkles' and in Boston, 'jimmies'. In NY a 'water fountain' (for drinking) is called a 'bubbler' in Boston. And we are only 200 miles apart
And if I may ask, how do you refer to your country: UK, Great Britain, or England? |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:27 pm |
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I've also just discovered via the internet that the word 'napkin' has a very different meaning for Australians. |
Now I wonder what is it then? Of course I do have my own "meaning" but just want to be nosy |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 4:30 pm |
Well, an old-fashioned term that was sometimes used in the UK (what I tend to use rather than GB, only use England if I'm being specific) was 'rubber johnnies' - Sorry if I'm offending anyone talking about this sort of thing.
Some people may still refer to them as 'johnnies' but I rarely hear it used, usually it's just 'condoms'.
Poor Sweet Pea. She started a thread about Dysons and we've ended up on contraception! |
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Wed Dec 08, 2004 8:42 pm |
The full term in australia is "sanitary napkin" so that should fill you in. What do you call them in the US and UK? pads?
Oh, and in case you are wondering.. we call "napkins" (as in what you use at the table) "serviettes"
I guess it is like the dummy vs pacifier or nappy vs daiper too. Oh we could go on and on.. |
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Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:57 am |
| Toe wrote: |
Australians are stereotyped as referring to everyone as 'mate'. Not sure if this is really the case though. Any Aussies that can confirm/deny this? |
Sure can mate! Seriously, it's used a *lot* in Queensland. I use it frequently myself, although I wouldn't say "Oh mate, you should have seen... blah blah" to one of my female friends. Although my (male) boss uses that when speaking to me. |
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