Just another day in Africa...

Bloody Hell and all that; awoke at 02:30, blogged and all!

Who gives a continental?

aver \uh-VUR\, transitive verb:

1. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
2. (Law) To assert, claim, or declare as a fact.

oh, hello...

We have a saying in South Africa that, if things are going really well with somebody, we would say that, that person is "in the pound seats". Any idea were it comes from?

My guess is that it comes from the times when SA used SA pounds as the currency. A cinema or theatre seat that cost a pound in those days was likely to be among the best in the house; ie the person who could afford such a seat was likely to be doing very well financially.

fanfaronade \fan-fair-uh-NAYD; -NOD\, noun:

1. Swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior; ostentatious display.
2. Fanfare.

The Country Market...

... is a place where all our dreams are realized;

In a huge and splendid way!

...I press on...

gastronome \GAS-truh-nohm\, noun:

A connoisseur of good food and drink.

Oh how I try...

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Good Night Seattle...

Well this is it, off to JHB in the AM...

masticate \MAS-tih-kayt\, transitive verb:

1. To grind or crush with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, "to masticate food."
2. To crush or knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp.

intransitive verb:
1. To chew food.

Is this not what cows do? Perhaps Noel can tell us more?