# Damn you, landlady.  Damn you to hell.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 26, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153 "2003-12-26T19:29:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![furlibusea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@furlibusea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furlibusea)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/21 "2003-12-28T16:43:27Z")

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Use a USPS money order. Messing with it is a federal crime, and they cost about a third of the money that bank ones do.

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**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/22 "2003-12-28T17:08:02Z")

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It’s CHEQUES for heavens sake.

When will you lot learn

CHEQUE=MONEY  
CHECK= TICK/SIGNIFIES OK/TO INSPECT SOMETHING

Bloody Colonials

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/23 "2003-12-28T18:44:01Z")

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Hey, if you read my post, you would notice that I used the correct spelling FOUR times. 😛

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**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/24 "2003-12-28T20:32:10Z")

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Apologies FEATHERLOU but I was of course referring to ex colonials, damn rebs! 😉

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**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/25 "2003-12-28T20:42:43Z")

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Don’t get your knickers in a twist. You’re just jealous 'cause we won’t give you your pwecious colonies back! AND WE HAVE LOTS OF ICE IN OUR DRINKS!!! AND BOTTOMLESS CUPS OF COFFEE!!! EAT OUR DU- Ahem, excuse me.

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**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/26 "2003-12-28T20:49:06Z")

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Listen you ILSA, you want us to burn your White House again?

Careful pal, careful 🙂

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**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/27 "2003-12-28T21:48:16Z")

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You’d probably leave the attack orders in your desk drawer while taking your English Weekend in the country!

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**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/28 "2003-12-28T21:55:05Z")

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[Link](http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/his/bk11/ch2/pt8.html#at)

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**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-landlady-damn-you-to-hell/221153/29 "2003-12-29T12:53:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \*  
> \*\*You’d probably leave the attack orders in your desk drawer while taking your English Weekend in the country! \*\*

Yes well considering I live practically in the country you are probably right.

My pal Benedict has a copy of the orders…somewhere

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