05 July 2010

she was yar

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YAR
"ready"
from the Old English- gearu-
from the Old High German- garo
nautical, of a vessel, especially a sailboat-quick, agile, easy to handle

"My, she was yar...It means, uh...easy to handle, quick to the helm, fast, right."





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7 comments:

  1. And "lit from within"... Loving your Kate posts.

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  2. Wonderful series of posts on Kate !
    What movie is this from ?

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  3. My favourite movie of all time.
    I can quote the entire thing, including the lyrics to Lydia, The Tattooed Lady.

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  4. Pat, this is from the Philadelphia Story. pgt

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  5. glad all are enjoying these, they are light and airy- tomorrow about her decorating style and more little bits through the summer. pgt

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  6. I spent my freshman year of college at Kate's alma mater, Bryn Mawr. They woke us on Grand May Day to watch Philadelphia Story with strawberries & cream and champagne. Stories of the Great Kate skinny-dipping in a campus fountain were in high circulation. I love these posts, PGT.

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  7. Leigh, what a great tradition, they had to be mightily proud of that one- and doesn't the skinny dipping and carousing make her more so? pgt

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