[aklug] Re: Upgrading DDR2 RAM

Yeah, but "tote" is also short for totally according to the "Urban
Dictionary".

So what? He totally totals it? This makes even less sense...if that's
possible :-)

Jim G

On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 20:28 -0900, Christopher Howard wrote:
> On 01/11/11 10:33, Jim Gribbin wrote:
> > OK. I give up. What does "totally tote it" mean in old farts English?
> >
> > Jim G
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 08:57 -0900, Shane R. Spencer wrote:
> >> totally tote it
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> According to freedictionary.com, the word "tote" is an informal noun
> refering to a pari-mutuel machine -- a computer that registers bets and
> divides the total amount bet among those who won the bet, popularized
> back in the early 20th century. Obviously Spencer was making a
> metaphorical reference to his confidence is his own work, i.e., even to
> the point of betting his wages on it. Any sophisticated person would
> have caught that, but perhaps Spencer's parlance /is/ a bit too
> aristocratic for good taste.
>

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