The watchaholic's alternative dictionary
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Onion crown: A very dry patch on the top of the head that really needs attention, leading to itchy, flaky scalp.
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Tank - get drunk to celebrate the arrival of your high end timepiece
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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‘Imprudently spendy’
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‘Imprudently spendy’
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Flyback second hand - return from your holiday by Ryanair
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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‘Imprudently spendy’
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Watchaholic
‘Imprudently spendy’
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But surely just a methodical examination of the topic sir?Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:55 amYeah, and duplicating! He needs to read the earlier pages.![]()

.. I can't resist when I've got a theme going..
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Ordy Mars Pig Wet - what Stan-loy is thinking of getting from that watch shop in Benny-dorm.


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Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. (Max Ehrmann)
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Cocktail Time - Happy Hour at the Spring Bar. Sometimes followed by Jumping Hour afterwards.
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Indiglo - Red-faced flush of righteous indignation when embarrassed by something watch related.
Swatch - A watch provided as a sample of a particular colour-way combination.
Role-X - Elon Musk's latest business venture to create a watch for the expedition to Mars.
Crystal Palace - Mod supplies super-shop.
Swatch - A watch provided as a sample of a particular colour-way combination.
Role-X - Elon Musk's latest business venture to create a watch for the expedition to Mars.
Crystal Palace - Mod supplies super-shop.
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Ivor Biggun - small person with 6 inch matchstick wrists who claims that anything less than 44 mm looks like a kid’s watch on him, yet whose wrist shots always show the lugs overhanging by 5 mm at both ends.
Steve
Linguist; retired teacher; pilgrim; apprentice travel writer
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. (Max Ehrmann)
Linguist; retired teacher; pilgrim; apprentice travel writer
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. (Max Ehrmann)
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Hamilton: A smash hit Broadway musical often confused with an American watch brand that produces generic timepieces for farmers.
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North Flag: A permanent state of male sexual arousal - see priapism.
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Sealander - the much anticipated new amphibious vehicle from Land Rover, of which several pre-release images have been traded among the unscrupulous.
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Diver's Extension - Direct phone line to the Submariner's AD.
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Destro - country and western singer who doubles as a magician; works mainly on cheap cruise ships.
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