Quick question, try your luck.

[deadhippo]

窶突??忸窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ
窶堙｢窶堋ｳ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢ﾂ出窶ｰﾃｯ窶堋｢

roughly translates as (any other translation suggestions welcome)

thanks for your continued custom
gentle meeting

here are two out of three sentences written somewhere.
where were they written?
the answer is funny, i think

 

[Glenn]

A dating service.

 

[deadhippo]

no, not even close

 

[Glenn]

Roommate requests.

 

[deadhippo]

ok, ill add the last sentence

窶堋ｱ窶堙固ｽ窶?ﾅ?ﾃ??堙哉暖ﾆ辰ﾆ椎停?堙俄?板ｬ窶堋ｳ窶堙遺?堋｢窶堙??ｰﾂｺ窶堋ｳ窶堋｢

 

[Mike Cash]

Too easy now.

 

[Glenn]

Yeah, especially considering that the answer is in the last sentence.

 

[Mike Cash]

Considering the implications of having those writings revealed, I just hope there was a spare nearby. Don't you hate it when there isn't?

 

[lexico]

Considering the implications of having those writings revealed, I just hope there was a spare nearby. Don't you hate it when there isn't?

When there wasn't, and you didn't have any on your person, and there wasn't anyone near to hand-deliver it to you, let me ask,
"What was your most unforgettable, imaginative substitute to the real thing ?"

 

[Mike Cash]

The most unforgettable substitute I have ever used for the real thing was official Royal Marine toilet paper at a British base in Hong Kong. It was so bizarre that I took some of it with me to keep as a souvenir/oddity.

 

[Elizabeth]

窶突??忸窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ
窶堙｢窶堋ｳ窶堋ｵ窶堋｢ﾂ出窶ｰﾃｯ窶堋｢

roughly translates as (any other translation suggestions welcome)

thanks for your continued custom
gentle meeting

here are two out of three sentences written somewhere.
where were they written?
the answer is funny, i think

In the interest of wrapping this discussion in a high note,
窶突??忸窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ is "Thanks for your continued patronage." Not sure where the custom part came from....

 

[deadhippo]

In the interest of wrapping this discussion in a high note,
窶突??忸窶堋?窶堙ｨ窶堋ｪ窶堙??堋､窶堋ｲ窶堋ｴ窶堋｢窶堙懌?堋ｷ is "Thanks for your continued patronage." Not sure where the custom part came from....

hi, custom, i believe can have the same meaning as patronage

Main Entry: patronage
Part of Speech: noun 2
Definition: clientage
Synonyms: buying, clientage, clientele, commerce, custom, shopping, trade, trading, traffic
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)
Copyright © 2005 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

pa·tron·age Audio pronunciation of "patronage" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ptr-nj, ptr-)
n.

1. The support or encouragement of a patron, as for an institution or cause.
2. Support or encouragement proffered in a condescending manner: Our little establishment has finally been deemed worthy of the bank's patronage.
3. The trade given to a commercial establishment by its customers: Shopkeepers thanked Christmas shoppers for their patronage.
4. Customers or patrons considered as a group; clientele: The grand old hotel has a loyal but demanding patronage.
5.
1. The power to distribute or appoint people to governmental or political positions.
2. The act of distributing or appointing people to such positions.
3. The positions so distributed or filled.
6. The right to grant an ecclesiastical benefice to a member of the clergy.


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custom

adj : made according to the specifications of an individual [syn: custom-made, customized, customised] [ant: ready-made] n 1: accepted or habitual practice [syn: usage, usance] 2: a specific practice of long standing [syn: tradition] 3: money collected under a tariff [syn: customs, customs duty, impost] 4: habitual patronage; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years"

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

and here is an account of its actual use by the royal mail

In the meantime, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued custom and reaffirm that the quality of the service you receive remains our top priority here at Royal Mail.

and click here and scroll to the bottom of th page for another example

now you know where it comes from
english lesson over

 

[Elizabeth]

Thanks deadhippo. Not useful around these parts, but all interesting stuff nonetheless.