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Entry #0842 · Public Archive · TML 271.6 / SLG.C

The Old Surrey Fringe

Top Definition

Def. 01 of 16
When you're drawing up lists for barbecues, weddings, baptism, invitation, anything, invitation, the ones where you get into that stage where you're just now, are they close enough? Are they, and you're sort of thinking, well, cousins or, he, she is, but is it her husband really? Do we really want them? That's the Surrey Fringe. It's that group, the Surrey Fringe, just on the edge of the group. Just like you don't quite like them enough to want them to bring their partner along. You know, see something, no, no, we're not, we won't invite them actually. Because, and they've got those kids as well. It's when one of them's fine The fringe lies between The one that's fine And the one that isn't §
Submitted by: [redacted] Contributor Record Sealed · 6 September 2018

verified Dr. R. Hollis · TML/F-204 · clerk S.T.A.

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This definition: 1 · Entry total: 16

Endorsements logged to TML-0842/D01

filed in Vol. I, drawer 2, shelf 5

See also TML-4140 (q.v.) · TML-0573 (q.v.)

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Alternate Definitions

D02

When someone's cut their own hair. Like Sunset did the other day. It's just a bit Nice About a year ago You cut it And it came in And I said you cut your own hair And you went yeah Because it's the old Surrey fringe

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-217 · clerk D.E.H.

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D03

When you have to squint Because it's got so long You can't see past your own fringe Well that's your Surrey fringe So it's a fringe That's got so long You've got to squint

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mr. H. Okafor · TML/F-204 · clerk R.O.M.

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D04

Any play that's on in Guildford. Do you know what? There's a theatre right near me, which is... I'll tell you how bad it is, yeah? Go on. Marcus Brigstock was doing his warm-up for Edinburgh there. Kidding. Yeah, I mean, I just don't know who buys into that. At all. I mean, the idea... Marcus Brigstock's there. Does that generate any... Great! Oh, great! Wow, I can't wait to see someone whose whole shtick is just being normal. No offence, Marcus Brigstock's a good comedian, but he's not going to... Oh, yeah, definitely! of that. Wow! In Woking. But that, again, it's anything advertised at any local theatres that's just you rule out. It's unexpected. Especially if you've been on Big Brother before and you're the star of this play or whatever. But more than that, you think who would go to that? Exactly, yeah. And the answer is relatives of the performers.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204b · clerk N.R.

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D05

The afternoon street performers in Kingston upon Thames High Street.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mr. H. Okafor · TML/F-217 · clerk M.L.

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D06

When your five-year-old relatives put on a 15-minute musical in the dining room at a family gathering, and you have to pretend it's excellent. And you really have to pretend.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mrs. P. Akande · TML/F-217 · clerk G.L.S.

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D07

The pair of insanely hairy eyebrows sported by the most tweed aristocrats Exactly right Willie Whitelaw In the old days, in the old days, aristos, and that lot who look quite those sort of degenerate taurus. They sort of cultivated those eyebrows. Spent the afternoon in some dreadful place in a harness. But they always sort of have those comb-overs where you can see individual strands. That's right. And also eyebrows that are crazy. and they just, the lack of, it's like an anti-vanity. It is, yeah. It's like I'm going to make myself look ridiculous. It's like an entity. Might as well grow the eyebrows so much they can comb them back over their head. Over their head, but it's like they take pride in it, looking a sort of brilliantly mad, sort of horror.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-201 · clerk C.P.

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D08

The unintended fraying on the back of your jeans hem when the legs are too long and they drag on the floor.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mrs. P. Akande · TML/F-204 · clerk J.B.

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D09

The first road you reach in Surrey where the number of middle-aged men in Lycra outnumbers vehicles. That's the cyclist, yes.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mrs. E. Tindall · TML/F-217 · clerk H.M.

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D10

The area behind the driver's seat that is just out of reach for a driver when trying to reach a drink their toddler's just dropped.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Dr. M. Vassiliou · TML/F-204 · clerk P.W.

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D11

When you're hanging around the edge of a kickabout in the park, collecting the ball when it goes off the pitch, hoping they invite you to play but Mitch that involves that does involve the old Mexican pass What that When the ball rolls to you and you walking along with a girlfriend or wife Right. And the ball rolls to you and you kick it in such a way where you hope the people playing will think, yeah, sign him up. You really take pride in it, don't you? Yeah, first touch kick. Yeah, and then you have to walk off with that wave like, Yeah, because if I wasn't with her, I'm spiritually with you guys.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-201 · clerk P.W.

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D12

The tassels of brand new leather adorning both the Harley Davidson and the matching motorcycle jacket of the new age biker.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mr. G. Coleridge · TML/F-217 · clerk R.O.M.

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D13

When a golfer has spent too much time in the sun with the baseball cap on.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Dr. M. Vassiliou · TML/F-217 · clerk H.M.

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D14

The hair surrounding a man's belly button that traps the belly button fluff.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mr. G. Coleridge · TML/F-204b · clerk P.W.

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D15

When you just helped your mate move house and you want him to look like you worked harder than anyone else after unloading the removal truck by pretending not to notice the sweat beads dripping down your forehead.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Dr. J. Marston · TML/F-204b · clerk G.L.S.

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D16

The area of grass that you can't quite reach with the mower when you're cutting your lawn. It's alongside the wall or the fence.

Submitted by: [redacted] · 6 September 2018

verified Mr. G. Coleridge · TML/F-204b · clerk A.D.

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