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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Wed Aug 22, 2007 21:15 pm  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

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There you go, Tom. Very Happy

And now all your doctor needs to say is this:

"You mustn't drink bed tea. Instead of using your Teasmade to make bed tea, you must use it only to prepare boiling hot water ("bed water") with which you must disinfect your mouth in the morning."

(Just teasing...) Wink
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Fri Nov 02, 2007 22:27 pm  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

That's a funny thread, dirty-morning-substance-in-mouth mystery and all (sorry MM) -- thanks, Tom, for the diversion from that other, rather tiresome and depressing, thread. I think we all needed it.
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Fri Nov 02, 2007 22:37 pm  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

Tom wrote:
Your servant or wife or someone else (who is not habitual of bed tea himself) serves you in the morning. Very Happy

Would a Pakistani husband serve his wife bed tea? Or would you, for example, take some to your bed partner?
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Fri Nov 02, 2007 22:49 pm  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

Yankee wrote:
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Somehow I can't help but think that if my husband expected me to prepare and serve him 'bed tea' every morning, his 'bed tea' would eventually end up being lavishly poured all over his face. I think that might be an even more effective means of waking him up. Shocked Wink Laughing

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I agree with MM.
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Maybe a compromise could be worked out. How about bed tea on weekdays in exchange for a lavish breakfast (in bed, of course) at weekends?
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Fri Nov 02, 2007 23:13 pm  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

Conchita wrote:
Maybe a compromise could be worked out. How about bed tea on weekdays in exchange for a lavish breakfast (in bed, of course) at weekends?
That's an idea! Of course my "lavish" breakfasts in bed on weekends would also have to include some freshly cut flowers along with the guarantee that hubby would also do the dishes afterwards. Wink
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Expression: 'You must rinse your mouth in the morning." Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:33 am  Expression: 'You must rinse your mouth in the morning."
 

Conchita wrote:
Tom wrote:
Your servant or wife or someone else (who is not habitual of bed tea himself) serves you in the morning. Very Happy

Would a Pakistani husband serve his wife bed tea? Or would you, for example, take some to your bed partner?

Hi Conchita

You know the term "bed tea" is very, very common in Pakistan--even among young students.

Yes, hubbies also serve their wives bed tea. Personally I cannot even think of taking bed tea. I would like to rinse my mouth first because--sorry MM! Mad

Tom

PS: Conchita/ Amy: Can you take bed tea?
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:39 am  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

Hi

So the term is from our continent. Shocked

http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_561535619/bed_tea.html

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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:10 am  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

Hi Tom

To be honest, I think I'd prefer "bed latte". Laughing
Mmmmm... a nice, hot, leisurely cup of coffee in bed in the morning. Sounds good. Very Happy

Yes, "bed tea" is something I'd never, ever heard of until the day you started this thread. And then it took a bit of doing to figure out what you were talking about. I later did a bit of Googling and found quite a few references to bed tea -- all or nearly all of which came from sites or were connected with places or things in your neck of the woods.

I've got a question for you: When you ask "Can you take bed tea", do you mean "Can you tolerate or put up with bed tea?" or do you mean "Is it possible/permissible for you to drink bed tea?" Wink
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:25 am  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

Yankee wrote:
I've got a question for you: When you ask "Can you take bed tea", do you mean "Can you tolerate or put up with bed tea?" or do you mean "Is it possible/permissible for you to drink bed tea?" Wink
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Hi Amy

It means if the person can drink tea without rinsing his/her mouth. Many people in Pakistan (many of my friends included) are fond of bed tea--but many can't even think of taking tea without rinsing the mouth.
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Sat Nov 03, 2007 18:11 pm  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

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In that case, I suppose it might depend on whether or not I'd forgotten to brush my teeth before going to bed the night before. However, since I prefer to be fully aware of what I'm drinking (i.e. wide awake), I suspect there is no bed tea in my future, Tom.
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Sat Nov 03, 2007 18:21 pm  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

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By the way, Tom, would you like to have the typo in the title of your thread corrected? (i.e. rince --> rinse)
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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Sat Nov 03, 2007 23:43 pm  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

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I'd like to have the whole title changed please-- it still makes me ill when I read it. I reiterate: 'Ugh!'
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Expression: 'You must rinse out the dirty substance in...' Sun Nov 04, 2007 5:21 am  Expression: 'You must rinse out the dirty substance in...'
 

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I'd like to have the whole title changed please-- it still makes me ill when I read it. I reiterate: 'Ugh!'
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Power does not corrupt, MM. When corrupt people (like myself) come into power, they corrupt power. Very Happy

Hello, Amy, I tried to change the title--but it wouldn't work. Shocked
Perhaps this power has been taken away from me! Could you please do it for me?

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Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...' Mon Nov 05, 2007 0:35 am  Expression: 'You must rince out the dirty substance in...'
 

Tom wrote:
Hello, Amy, I tried to change the title--but it wouldn't work. Shocked
Perhaps this power has been taken away from me! Could you please do it for me?
Sorry, Tom, but I don't see how I can change it. I don't have that power. As far as I know, regular users can only edit their own posts, so I don't have the ability to edit yours. One reason I asked the question is that Conchita had raised this issue in another thread.

However, if I understood Slava's comments correctly (in Conchita's thread about correcting thread titles), then a moderator should be able to modify or correct the title of this thread for you. I wonder what MM would suggest. Wink
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Expression: 'You must rinse out the dirty substance in...' Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:29 am  Expression: 'You must rinse out the dirty substance in...'
 

Hi, Tom
In fact I do believe you got the power to edit the titles of your threads - the key is to click on the edit button of your first post and after editing the "subject" textbox press save. It works for me and I'm not a moderator.
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