rgbajabob
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new..but sorta old ...
Good evening folks....My name Bob and I have been viewing this site for many years....I spent 10 of the last 11 winters in Baja and know a few of
you........Glad to be here and very interesting reading......I will post thoughs on the turtle thread later after more review...Seems I know most of
the players in this game............
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woody with a view
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oh, goodie.... more drama!
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shari
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hey bob...you newbie oldie....good to see you come out of the closet!!! we wait with baited breath for your promised posts.
(what the heck does baited breath mean anyway?)
[Edited on 7-17-2010 by shari]
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Gypsy Jan
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From worldwidewords.org
"It’s easy to mock, but there’s a real problem here. Bated and baited sound the same and we no longer use bated (let alone the verb to bate), outside
this one set phrase, which has become an idiom. Confusion is almost inevitable. Bated here is a contraction of abated through loss of the unstressed
first vowel (a process called aphesis); it means “reduced, lessened, lowered in force”. So bated breath refers to a state in which you almost stop
breathing as a result of some strong emotion, such as terror or awe."
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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zforbes
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Don't hold your breath...
Good Morning, Shari...
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/with_bated_breath
On the other hand, I think baited breath is something you wake up with after eating onions and garlic the night before. 
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Thank you for the explanation. I always thought it meant one had a stinky sardine in their mouth.
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shari
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WOW....it isnt even 8:00 yet and the Nomad school is in session!!! Ya just gotta love the things we learn here. thank you Miss Jan & Zoe for the
grammar lesson...I rather like the abated breath image but I wont be holding my breath waiting for the latest news...as I do when I smell turtle
soup...ewww...so stinky
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Iflyfish
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Good one Jan, never can tell what you will learn by reading Nomads.
I though baited breath was what you get by sitting by Shari after she consumes a fish eye ball!!
Iflyfish
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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
"It’s easy to mock, but there’s a real problem here. Bated and baited sound the same and we no longer use bated (let alone the verb to bate), outside
this one set phrase, which has become an idiom. Confusion is almost inevitable. Bated here is a contraction of abated through loss of the unstressed
first vowel (a process called aphesis); it means “reduced, lessened, lowered in force”. So bated breath refers to a state in which you almost stop
breathing as a result of some strong emotion, such as terror or awe." |
Huh?
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Gypsy Jan
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Hi Marc, Just Answering Shari's Question
About the meaning of the phrase, "to wait with bated breath", which means that if you wait for something with bated breath, you feel very excited or
anxious while you are waiting.
This is different from "to wait with baited breath", meaning you have just eaten sushi.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Osprey
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Welcome aboard. Can you give us an update on the progress of Cabo Riviera marina?
Can you tell us where the picnic will be for the Bisbee Black and Blue at the end of the month. The invitations don't show exactly where to go. Will
the picnic be on the beach about where the big party was with CCR?
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rgbajabob
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Good morning all...A little more info. on me, I am Robert Garcia, now living with my daughter and son in law in Rosarito after prostrate treatments.
I used to spend winters at El Burro beach S. of Mulege. Don't know anything about the Cabo resorts ( except I don't want to go there), Retired former
logistics mgr. for large trucking firm. As for the turtle thread, I am still reading all the postings...boy, lot's of stuff there.....I will talk
more about all that after more reading.....But, for those of you on the Munoz bandwagon...ya got a lot to learn about truth.....
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Osprey
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Sorry, Sr. Garcia, we have a few Baja Bobs down south here and I thought you might be the one who is a salesman for the marina project they are
building down here at East Cape. Perdon.
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rgbajabob
Good evening folks....My name Bob and I have been viewing this site for many years....I spent 10 of the last 11 winters in Baja and know a few of
you........Glad to be here and very interesting reading......I will post thoughs on the turtle thread later after more review...Seems I know most of
the players in this game............ |
Let me be among the many to welcome you, Bob. As you no doubt know, this is a very friendly board. One of the first things you will likely ask
yourself; why didn't I join sooner? I know I did.
Again, great to have you onboard. Now, about that idea of joining the turtle thread...
[Edited on 7-17-2010 by Bajatripper]
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | | But, for those of you on the Munoz bandwagon...ya got a lot to learn about truth..... |
Oh God! Here we go again...
Steady, David, Steady!
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desertcpl
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robert
check your U2U
its in the upper right hand corner
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Osprey
Welcome aboard. Can you give us an update on the progress of Cabo Riviera marina?
Can you tell us where the picnic will be for the Bisbee Black and Blue at the end of the month. The invitations don't show exactly where to go. Will
the picnic be on the beach about where the big party was with CCR? |
So, were those "baited questions," or "bated questions"?
[Edited on 7-17-2010 by Bajatripper]
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Osprey
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Ah, there you are, Bajabob!
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