Grandad is getting a new meaning.
Grandad March 30th, 2007
Head Rambles seems to do quite well in the search engines.
People find my humble site using all sorts of strange search terms.
I’m used to the usual searches for old folk doing unnatural things au naturel [and I have to be careful of the words I use here, otherwise they'll start finding this page!]
One that amazed me recently was a search for “عباس بن Ù?رناس”. Yes. I copied and pasted that off Google. And Head Rambles came up at number 5 on the list.
Also I am making Damien Mulley uncomfortable because he thinks I am redefining, or hijacking the word Grandad. He might be right. I did a search on “Grandad” on Google, and I come up number 4 there too!
So I am writing to all the various dictionaries to let them know. The on-line ones can take care of themselves. I suppose I’d better write to “Who’s Who” also.
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| Noun | 1. |  grandad - the father of your father or mother
gramps, granddad, granddaddy, grandfather, grandpa grandparent - a parent of your father or mother grandad - narky old git who writes a blog called Head Rambles |
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I come quite high on the Google Image search for ‘fat person’, even though I’m not, any more.
You also are one of the top ranks for Flirty Something, you get around!
عباس بن Ù?رناس it actual meas “abbas the son of fernas”
Abu means father of’ So when you hear some one called Abu Rami
it means they are father of Rami. In the middle east it is very
common for people to be known as the father of their son after
they have one.
Sorry the actual translation is Abbas bin fernas, Bin meaning the son of
Sorry I should have also mentioned that the exact words mean
Abbas bin fernas, Bin meaning the son of Fernas.
Grandad,
Your appearance at No 5 on the Arabic site does include “New virus on the internet”.
Are you infectious?
whats wrong with my comments ? Why are you moderating them ?
@Rob - sue them!
@Flirty - it’s a seniority thing. That, plus expertise!
@Ian - I’m only infectious if you read all the post and don’t lavishly scrub your eyeballs with raw alcohol after. Though I believe a stiff whiskey is as good.
@MacDara - You are being vetted by the Immigration Office. They are tired of Lebanese sneaking in by using Irish names. [Actually, it is probably because you have changed your identity by adding '_In_The_Leb'].
Thanks for the research. I did wonder what it meant. So I am now Grandad bin dad?
So you are Osama bin Laden. I should have guessed from the TV appearance …