Abingdon Marathon 2009
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Oct 2009
3:36pm, 28 Oct 2009
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runner duck
lol it's also the name of my 2 year old neice so REALLY doesn't work for me!!! |
Oct 2009
3:36pm, 28 Oct 2009
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santababy
you cant just change the name of something cause you think it sounds dodgy fact ABI ABI ABI |
Oct 2009
3:37pm, 28 Oct 2009
6,203 posts
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McNewbie
...dabi dabi dabi.....
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Oct 2009
3:39pm, 28 Oct 2009
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Sparkly Bridget
People round here thought I was talking about Abington so I always had to say 'In Oxfordshire' very quickly
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Oct 2009
3:41pm, 28 Oct 2009
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HappyG(rrr)
To give the full etymology, as requested, "Abidabi" does not derive from the Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, but does instead come from the expression "Fandabidozi". This, as everyone will know, is the catch phrase of that comic double act legend, the Krankies. The expression had the meaning of "excellent" or "terrific" which of course the Abingdon marathon is and was. Any resemblance of either santababy or McNewbie to Jimmy Krankie is entirely unintentional. :-)G |
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Oct 2009
3:43pm, 28 Oct 2009
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HappyG(rrr)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Krankies,_Stanah.jpg
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Oct 2009
3:44pm, 28 Oct 2009
6,611 posts
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Sparkly Bridget
pmsl
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Oct 2009
3:45pm, 28 Oct 2009
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Snapstinget
a) if you say Abingdon it sounds all proper b) Abo also refers to the indigenous Oxfordshire peoples c) Abi sounds French or like a school in Reading, much too confusing |
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Oct 2009
3:47pm, 28 Oct 2009
54,273 posts
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santababy
for englunders perhaps 
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Oct 2009
3:48pm, 28 Oct 2009
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McNewbie
lol HappyG !!
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