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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2006 (September-October) » Archive through October 26, 2006 » Marbh le tae agus marbh gan é « Previous Next »

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Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 02:34 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Ní thuigim é seo i ndáirire.

I don't get this proverb.

How can you be dead with tea?

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Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 02:53 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I believe that the meaning is as follows:

whether or not you have tea, you are going to die...so you may as well relax and have a cup of tea.

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Pádraig_toronto
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Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 02:54 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

the last post was me

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Aonghus
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Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 05:52 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Or more accurately, too much tea might kill you, and the lack of it might too.

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Dennis
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Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 - 06:07 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

It's kinda like "(wo)men: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em."

Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.

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BRN (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 05:17 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

'Ded wit de tae, an' ded witout it'



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