quote:Originally posted by Yellow Kid: As I see it, with "no outs" the guy is saying it's almost impossible NOT to score. Even a walk gets someone to home plate. Not only that but if things fall out the right way everybody gets to score.
'Bases loaded' definitely gave me the 'multiple partners at one time' vibe.
Or maybe I just got that vibe all on my own...
I feel the same. Thank you all for all your input and feel free to add to it.
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Ok, this is me, back with a vengeance, for the same reasons. Thank yous aplenty beforehand to whoever is willing to give me a hand with this.
The author of the week is Joyce, namely, his 'Ulysses'. (I know, fairly mondo-big stuff). Whoever has read the book is bound to remember Jimmy's description of Bloom's drawers' contents. Both are hard but the second drawer has been killing me with it's insurance policies mumbo speak; here are the texts that I need help with:
A)
"an endowment assurance policy of 500 pounds in the Scottish Widows’ Assurance Society, intestated Millicent (Milly) Bloom, coming into force at 25 years as with profit policy of 430 pounds, 462/10/0 and 500 pounds at 60 years or death, 65 years or death and death, respectively, or with profit policy (paidup) of 299/10/0 together with cash payment of 133/10/0, at option"
Right. It starts getting blurry with 'coming into force at 25 years as with profit policy...'.
1-Does "coming into force" mean "payable" or "valid" after 25 years? 2-What about "as with profit policy"? Does it mean something "Under the form of", maybe? 3-And what does "or with profit policy (paidup)" bloody means?
B)
"certificate of possession of 900 pounds, Canadian 4 percent (inscribed) government stock (free of stamp duty)"
1- The "Canadian" appplies to the government stock (not to the currency) right? Maybe to both?
2- I gather that the 4% are the interest rate of the investment (and maybe I'm wrong). But what does "(inscribed)" mean? Is that percentage is written on the stock itself?
C) Last doubt, I swear :
"a bazaar ticket, no 2004, of S. Kevin’s Charity Fair, price 6d"?
1- What in Tartarus does the tiny 'd' stands for? How much is this price, fully written?
Thank you all (and long live him, a truly literary giant).
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