tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post5294634834651406897..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Betty by the Numbers: TitlesBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-23905331121365591722015-03-27T11:08:55.853-07:002015-03-27T11:08:55.853-07:00About the coats:
Duffel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈd...About the coats:<br /><br />Duffel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʏfəl]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp.<br /><br />The municipality comprises only the town of Duffel proper. On 1 January 2006, Duffel had a total population of 16,019. The total area is 22.71 km² which gives a population density of 705 inhabitants per km².<br /><br />The town gives its name to a heavy woollen cloth used to make overcoats, especially for the armed forces, and various kinds of luggage.[2] Items made from this material are sometimes spelled duffle as in duffle coat and duffle bag. (Wiki)<br /><br />I once went through Duffel on a train I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-40129963205774228422012-09-28T15:34:36.224-07:002012-09-28T15:34:36.224-07:00Paddington bear!!! Squueeee!
B von SPaddington bear!!! Squueeee!<br /><br />B von SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-12136079976832490072012-09-28T12:42:16.779-07:002012-09-28T12:42:16.779-07:00Dear brilliant Betty van den Betsy, thanks for all...Dear brilliant Betty van den Betsy, thanks for all your work on all our (i. e. <b>your</b>) Betty related statistics. The titles you came up with - hilarious! My personal favourite: "Love Is Like a Wine-Red Rose in Rotterdam". Ha ha. Can you imagine picking up a title like that at your local bookstore? (Although... I have been known to order books with truly awful titles when I thought the story sounded interesting.)Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-15513713562378241192012-09-28T12:22:15.755-07:002012-09-28T12:22:15.755-07:00Betty A’s newly aquired wisdom
Do you know why the...Betty A’s newly aquired wisdom<br /><b>Do you know why the duffle coat is called a duffle coat?</b><br />I wish I had learned of this when Betty van den Betsy presented us with her post <i>Betty by the Numbers: Touring the Rest of the World</i>. This comment would have fit in so well. <br />There are plenty of <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=de&tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=burberry+inauthor:neels+inauthor:betty&num=100" rel="nofollow"><b>Burberrys</b></a> in the Lands of Neels but only a very few <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=de&tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22duffle+coat%22+inauthor:neels+inauthor:betty&num=100" rel="nofollow"><b>duffle coats</b></a>. And until today, I assumed that <i>duffle</i> was an English word. Far from it. – Far from it? Well, maybe not so very far, after all. So where does the word duffle come from?<br />Take a guess!<br />☐ Norway<br />☐ Scotland<br />☐ France<br />☐ Spain<br />☐ the Netherlands<br />☐ Ireland<br />☐ Belgium<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duffle_coat" rel="nofollow">See for yourself</a>.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-45353131220297431962012-09-28T12:05:11.473-07:002012-09-28T12:05:11.473-07:00Yesterday, I saw a rainbow. I was delighted, espec...Yesterday, I saw a rainbow. I was delighted, especially, since we are discussing <i>The End of the Rainbow</i>. The rainbow was way up amidst the clouds and never touched the ground and it disappeared within minutes in the clouds, at least that's what it looked like. And now here is my question to you, Betty van den Betsy: Which category did <i>The End of the Rainbow</i> fit in? (Query: The rainbow is not a source of light but an illumination?)Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-38012029517176046532012-09-27T11:05:27.709-07:002012-09-27T11:05:27.709-07:00Speaking of champagne, a while ago, there was some...Speaking of champagne, a while ago, there was someone from <b>Champaign</b>, Illinois online.Betty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517346001348814015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-86559898133156656742012-09-26T18:33:00.208-07:002012-09-26T18:33:00.208-07:00Three for a Wedding is an odd title, not revealed ...Three for a Wedding is an odd title, not revealed till the final paragraph, and even then I didn't know of the Old Wives Tale. <br />Kudos for having the wit, time, and tenacity to inform and entertain us all so wonderfully!opramumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576604368249554678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-33962848368805294852012-09-26T18:26:54.198-07:002012-09-26T18:26:54.198-07:00When I read the word champagne I could suddenly he...When I read the word champagne I could suddenly hear Robin Leach yelling "Chaum-pagne wishes ahnd Cahv-ee-ahr dreams!!!! Which would have been a fabulous Betty title IMHO.<br /><br />B von S<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com