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Meanings of "stand"
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Leopejo
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Message 25 of 26

29 April 2008 at 3:47am | IP Logged

Volte wrote:

The stand-up comedian arrived at the bank. He got out of his car and stood up, stretching his legs. He walked inside, and said "This is a stand up, give me 5 pounds of gold!". At a restaurant across town, his girlfriend was unhappy, because he'd broken their date: she'd been stood up. Nevertheless, she stood up for him in court after his arrest, serving as a witness at the stand. She didn't like to lie, so this was not a good example of what she stood for. Due to the false alibi, the prosecutor was forced to admit defeat and say "I stand corrected."

I was wondering why someone was lately missing from the IRC channel. I guess I have the answer now. ;-)
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DaraghM
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Message 26 of 26

30 April 2008 at 9:56am | IP Logged

If the comedian doesn't make his gig, he'd have to use a stand-in.
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