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Watches on chains are not cat toys, SKitty!
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Welcome Lupin! Glad to have you, even if your introductory thread has turned into a discussion on fob watches!
I like them but I would never carry one because I'd lose it 
My mother used to buy me watches and they were constantly falling off my wrist. Eventually she gave up!
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And no wonder, fob watches are exquisite pieces. I carry one in my job too!
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Fob watches really make a statement when you take one out to check the time. Plus having the chain visible from a waist pocket is really stylish.
@Wholocked: I'm the same sadly. I keep everything in a bag I carry around me with because I forget things like umbrellas all the time. 
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Do you mean "bumbershoots"? (Does anyone actually say that?)
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@veecee: Sorry if I sound ignorant but what is a "bumbershoot"?
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"Bumbershoot" is supposedly a British term for umbrella, but I don't know if anyone really uses it. Or "brolly," either.
Brits, can you weigh in?
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We definitely use brolly but I must say I have never heard the other word.
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I'm learning new things every day. 
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Davina wrote:
We definitely use brolly but I must say I have never heard the other word.
Years ago, I heard "bumbershoot" used but don't remember the circumstances...
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Re: "brolly"
My husband and I are under the impression that the British use a lot of diminutives like this. Correct me if I'm wrong. Do you say something like "bickies" for biscuits (cookies to us)? "Go walkies" for take a walk? Now I don't know which ones are real and which ones we have made up ourselves. I know one of us said the other day,"What's for brekkies?" meaning breakfast. We probably made it up.
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Brekkie is used for breakfast and biccies for biscuits. Walkies is used I think mostly for saying to dogs. Wellies for Wellington boots. I bet there are more too.
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Hey Lupin, finally came across your introduction thread. Needless to say: Thanks for the warm welcome and... well ... am giving it right back to you now.
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Brekkie is used for breakfast and biccies for biscuits. Walkies is used I think mostly for saying to dogs. Wellies for Wellington boots. I bet there are more too.
You made my day! (I think I just asked about Wellies in another thread. Thanks for the confirmation.)
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Brekkies in Germany is a cat-food brand and Welli is the short form for Wellensittich (budgie - which is a short form, too, as I just learned. 
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A belated welcome from me, Lupin. Please enjoy
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Thanks for the kind welcomes, hakawatiya and Sentimental!
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