I'm disappearing under a veritable shower of welcomes ... thank you so much! Islay by the way is a beautiful little island off the West Coast of Scotland famous for a range of malt whiskies including Islay Mist!
To-day I shall devote myself to a wee tour of the many areas of this group,
Yours aye,
I.M.
Islay Mist - welcome, fellow Brit!
Muerte and Wait - welcome, wherever you are!
KP
Welcome to everyone whom I might have neglected to welcome so far.
What Merry Andrew said.....
I.M., We're having a London Gathering of A2K members on March 20. Can you make it? c.i.
Welcome, welcome, Islay Mist & Wait!
You'll enjoy A2K, I'm sure!
Welcome all!
Could Islay Mist or kitchenpete please tell me the meaning of "nil by mouth?" I know of the movie, but just saw the term in a book (Swift,Last Orders).
Nil means nothing. It's used as a medical instruction - nothing by mouth - meaning no food or liquid - usually before a test or surgery.
I knew nil, but couldn't figure out the phrase as a whole. Come to think of it, the term was used in a medical setting (in the book). Thanks.
LarryBS - I come from a medical family and I can confirm that "Nil by Mouth" is used as the instruction on medical notes and often as a tag on bedsteads of hospital patients awaiting surgery etc., for which they must not have anything in their stomach.
I haven't seen the film of the same name, yet...must find it on DVD.
I heard the movie was very good too. I liked Swift's Waterland (also a movie, Jeremy Irons?), and this book received some rave reviews..
The scene with this phrase in it was in a hospital room, so I don't know what I was thinking, must have been half asleep.
hello... I'm new here....
Hello all!! I'm new here... I hope I'll learn many thing here...
This site is cool!
Hi stargirl....
welcome and enjoy!
Welcome stargirl, I'm sure you will have a good time here.
...stranger in a new land.
Hi all,
former abuzzer seeks less foolishness, more fools.
Anything I should know?
and gee...where are the stars and 'valuable' buttons?
-Stike
(ahem. bit of a joke, there, the 'valubles' n stars reference....)
Welcome stike! I'm sure you'll have fun here at A2K.
