"l, not -l" > wrote in
:

>
> On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>
>> > On 27-Feb-2008, PeterLucas > wrote:
>>
>> > > > Never had a cavity search at Aldi,
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!
>>
>> > No, Transportation Safety Administration on-site checking for
>> > weapons.
>>
>> In the mouth? Not sure I can swallow that one.
>>
>> I've heard American gun owners talking about concealed caries, but
>> .....
>>
>> Janet
>
> In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem. It
> can have a more general meaning:
> M-W online dictionary says "an unfilled space within a mass;
> especially : a hollowed-out space".
> To further clarify, both a suppository and certain feminine hygiene
> products are intended to be inserted into body cavites. TSA
> sometimes dons gloves and performs a cavity search of an individual
> suspected of having hidden contraband inside a body cavity.



You seem to have missed/deleted a little thing back in my original
post......


> Never had a cavity search at Aldi,



Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!



;-P




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