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Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs

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In article <2015031818002166784-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMme.com>,
Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
> On 2015-03-19 01:49:35 +0000, Your Name said:
> > In article <5503e5b7$0$39516$c3e8da3$f017e9df@news.astraweb.com>, JF
> > Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> >> 
> >> BBC Article:
> >> 
> >> Apple's Tim Cook offered liver to dying boss Steve Jobs
> > <snip>
> > 
> > Was that with or without 'favour' beans.  ;-)
> > 
> > For the dimwitted, yes, I know it's the wrong word, that's the joke!
> 
> ...but the dimwitted are still curious to know just what is funny about 
> the improbable leap from "fava" to "favour". ...or is that an odd 
> example of NZ "hyoumore"?

The "leap" is that the original quote is "fava", Tim Cook was offering
to do Steve Jobs a "favour" ... and if you mispronounce / bad accent
either word, you get the other.

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OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-14 03:39 -0400
  Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs awoolmeyer@gmail.com - 2015-03-16 11:01 -0700
    Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-03-16 11:32 -0700
      Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-03-17 07:29 +1100
      Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org> - 2015-03-18 09:56 -0700
        Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-18 13:28 -0700
          Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-18 19:57 -0400
            Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-18 17:13 -0700
            Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-18 23:15 -0400
            Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-03-18 22:10 -0700
  Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-19 13:49 +1200
    Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-18 18:00 -0700
      Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.com> - 2015-03-19 02:46 +0000
      Re: OT: Cook offered his liver to Jobs Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-19 16:17 +1200

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