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Old 02-07-2006, 01:47 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Sacha
 
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Default Old Man's Oatmeal
On 1/7/06 23:30, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

snip
"give
[someone] his oatmeal" was slang for "punish": could be clues.

Hence 'Porridge', perhaps? ;-)
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