Leftpondian

English Alternative forms en left-pondian Etymology Apparently from the Usenet newsgroup alt.usage.english. First use appears c. 1997. Pronunciation en En-au-Leftpondian.ogg AU Adjective en slang From or of Leftpondia. en Rightpondian 1999 December 29, Garry J. Vass <Garry@gvass.demon.co.uk>, "London Boink -> update (Leftpondian)", alt.usage.english, uk.culture.language.english, Usenet. en January 4 2001 Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> Re: Twenty-six-hundred alt.usage.english As has been pointed out here before, Leftpondian check forms typically have a blank for the amount in words followed by "/100 dollars", to be filled in in the style "Forty-five and 37/100 dollars". en February 5 2003 Harvey V <harvey.news@ntlworld.com> Re: preference preference alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe Or is there perhaps some Leftpondian region where "rather" is used as an intensifier? en August 10 2006 Dr Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> Leftpondian circumlocution. alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe en slang Like a Leftpondian person. en Rightpondian en March 12 2000 Polgara The Sorceress <laureleeNOlaSPAM@hotmail.com.invalid> Re: Nouns as Verbs alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe I may be *so* Leftpondian, but you love me anyway! en August 3 2000 John Ward <johnward@argonet.co.uk> Re: Point this friday ( 28th July) uk.media.tv.sf.babylon5.social How very Leftpondian of you to refer to them thus... Noun en slang A Leftpondian person. en Rightpondian en June 20 2003 Jacqui <sirlawrenceoblivion@hotmail.com> Nu Salford displaces Real Manc [was Re: Between X to Y] alt.usage.english No, not particularly. That's why I offered it as an example of a large place well known to Brits but not to Leftpondians. It is very close to Manchester. en July 5 2005 Peter Boulding <pjb@UNSPAMpboulding.co.uk> Attention Leftpondians: you're older than you think alt.fan.cecil-adams Leftpondians are at least 24,000 years older than previously thought, according to an article in today's Independent. en August 10 2006 Dr Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> Leftpondian circumlocution. alt.possessive.its.has.no.apostrophe Just heard a Leftpondian, on the radio news and in relevance to airport security, refer to "specially trained canine units".