Colloquialisms [promises to be Unutterably Silly]

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Yes'm ma'am. After I read it, will you take your curse off me??

oh, i won't curse anyone unless i actually get permission (or some concrete evidence that it's in the pd) to upload the book (don't hold your breath). so no worries there. besides, some notable exceptions* aside, "empty threats" would probably be more my style.


*whole different sack of knots. but i might take my curse off you someday. we'll see.

[NatCh]

I'm adding "a whole different sack of knots" to my list of colloquialisms.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by NatCh

I'm adding "a whole different sack of knots" to my list of colloquialisms.

i am honoured to enrich your collection. i probably have a few more lying around somewhere, if you're interested. for instance, in the same circumstances, i could have said "it's another pair of sleeves." i love colloquialisms too.

i'm still going to keep the glue far away from you, just in case. although there is something you have to admire about a threat that is "patently ludicrous." maybe we could start a list of those as well.

[NatCh]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i am honoured to enrich your collection. i probably have a few more lying around somewhere, if you're interested. for instance, in the same circumstances, i could have said "it's another pair of sleeves." i love colloquialisms too.

I shall unabashedly steal that one too -- that's how I get all my best material you know.

Most of mine have a decided "country" flavor, mostly "American" Southern and Texan, so they tend to be a bit earthy.

Here's one of my favorites, it's properly applied to folks who are perceived as not doing the job they should be doing:

"They're just standin' around with their teeth in their mouth."

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by NatCh

"They're just standin' around with their teeth in their mouth."

excellent !! just one thing to say about the title, i think with a subject like this it's more a promise than a threat. (mobileread forums, promoting global silliness one thread at a time... i'm in "new tagline creation" mode today)

hmm, let's see... it's a lot harder to think of these abstractly than just use them in context...

aha, here's a good one : for someone who is a few sandwiches short of a picnic (see what i did there ??) you can say "they have a spider on the ceiling".

[BenG]

I've always liked, "He's a few fries short of a Happy Meal."

[NatCh]

"Spider on the ceiling" ... I like it, though it might be a bit subtle for my usual audiences.

Also in the "few fries short" category: "Not enough brains to wad a shotgun" may be a bit opaque for the non-shooters among us (which is probably most of the community), however, "He's got a whole lot of postage but he's missing the zip-code," should be more universally accessible -- I know Europeans don't really have zip-codes, but the idea translates ... doesn't it?.

[NatCh]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

excellent !! just one thing to say about the title, i think with a subject like this it's more a promise than a threat.

You're absolutely correct, how unutterably silly of me: it's fixed now.

Say, shall we just coin the acronym "US"? Wait, I guess that one's kinda taken ....

[Greg Anos]

Here's a self-depreciating one.

"If brains were Dynamite, I wouldn't have enough to blow my own nose."

[Madam Broshkina]

My favorite is "He's madder than the porcupine who married a pincushion".

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by NatCh

Say, shall we just coin the acronym "US"? Wait, I guess that one's kinda taken ....

pfff !

i think my favorite ones are the "few somethings short of a something" variety. which is in itself pretty good. in fact, i think next time i just say, verbatim, "he's a few somethings short of a something."

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

"If brains were Dynamite, I wouldn't have enough to blow my own nose."

Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

My favorite is "He's madder than the porcupine who married a pincushion".

oh golly, i think this is my new favorite thread.

[NatCh]

Originally Posted by Madam Broshkina

My favorite is "He's madder than the porcupine who married a pincushion".

That one's going on my list!

Here's another of my favorites: Why are you grinning like a donkey with a mouth full of bumblebees?

[Patricia]

Well, it's better than a slap in the face with a wet fish.

[NatCh]

True. It's even better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.