From: henrydarker1@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 3:57:15 AM UTC+1, Les Cargill wrote:   
   > Martin Gregorie wrote:   
   > > On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 01:47:34 -0400, Piper wrote:   
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   > >> Martin Gregorie wrote:   
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   > >>> I've got cloth ears and tinnitus, so what do I know?   
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   > >> Qu'est-ce que c'est "cloth ears"?   
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   > > Les 'cloth ears' est comme les oreilles sont couvert avec un grand   
   > > morceau du laine.   
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   > "The ' cloth ears ' is like the ears are covered with a large   
   > piece of wool."  - Google Translate.   
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   > "oreilles " O'RLY? :)   
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   > Les Cargill   
      
    cloth ears   
   Noun: A deaf person; a person who is hard of hearing.   
      
   Originates from the northern English county of Lancashire and in particular   
   Blackburn during the industrial revolution. Blackburn was home to many cotton   
   mills (weaving and spinning)- commonly very noisy places that caused deafness   
   due to the noise and a    
   buildup of cotton dust in the ear.   
   "Oi - cloth ears... are tha' deaf? I said come here! "   
      
   Martin..........   
      
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