Colloquialisms [promises to be Unutterably Silly] - Page 18

montsnmags · 07-08-2008, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

Well, I'm just an ass, stuffed with straw who can't even keep my tail on, so what - you want perfection?

Yes, please (I assume by "perfection" you mean "icecream", yes?).

Cheers,
Marc

RickyMaveety · 07-08-2008, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Yes, please (I assume by "perfection" you mean "icecream", yes?).

Cheers,
Marc

We had lovely chocolate and chocolate chip ice cream tonight, by the pool. It was about 85 degrees out .... light breeze .... we could see the boats going by out on the lake.

I love perfect nights like that ... perfection = ice cream.

GeoffC · 07-09-2008, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

We had lovely chocolate and chocolate chip ice cream tonight, by the pool. It was about 85 degrees out .... light breeze .... we could see the boats going by out on the lake.

I love perfect nights like that ... perfection = ice cream.

weeps...

pshrynk · 07-09-2008, 10:50 AM

A whole line of colloquialisms:

Dumb as a box of rocks
Dumb as a bag of hammers
Dumb as a (holder) of (inanimate objects)

jerryleejr · 07-09-2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

A whole line of colloquialisms:

Dumb as a box of rocks
Dumb as a bag of hammers
Dumb as a (holder) of (inanimate objects)

Stole my THunder
You forgot uglier than a bag of a$$_ _ _ _ _

JJ

pshrynk · 07-09-2008, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryleejr

Stole my THunder
You forgot uglier than a bag of a$$_ _ _ _ _

JJ

I was waiting for ya, and you were too slow.

RickyMaveety · 07-09-2008, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryleejr

Stole my THunder
You forgot uglier than a bag of a$$_ _ _ _ _

JJ

He also forgot my most used one ... "Dumber than Dirt."

zelda_pinwheel · 07-09-2008, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerryleejr

Stole my THunder
You forgot uglier than a bag of a$$_ _ _ _ _

JJ

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I was waiting for ya, and you were too slow.

gotta move fast around here... between pshrynk's retroactive election and marc's parties, time waits for no man... although sometimes you can catch up a posteriori.

GeoffC · 07-10-2008, 04:46 AM

Dumber than a dumdum dumdum dum

Mindy · 08-13-2008, 06:17 AM

Resurrected because someone I work with just called me a 'clype', which is a fantastic Scottish (Glasgow?) word I haven't heard in years.
A clype is someone who tells tales, usually to cause trouble for the other person, also known as a tattle-tale though not sure where that one comes from.

GeoffC · 08-13-2008, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindy

Resurrected because someone I work with just called me a 'clype', which is a fantastic Scottish (Glasgow?) word I haven't heard in years.
A clype is someone who tells tales, usually to cause trouble for the other person, also known as a tattle-tale though not sure where that one comes from.

I would not have expected you to be one to un-necessarily blether ....

zelda_pinwheel · 08-13-2008, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindy

Resurrected

no need for resurrection ; like norwegian blue parrots, this thread is never dead, just resting.

Quote:

...because someone I work with just called me a 'clype', which is a fantastic Scottish (Glasgow?) word I haven't heard in years.
A clype is someone who tells tales, usually to cause trouble for the other person, also known as a tattle-tale though not sure where that one comes from.

don't frak with the fairy, or she'll tell tall tales about you and cause trouble !!

(it's a well-known fact that fairies = trouble. don't let anybody tell you differently.)

Mindy · 08-13-2008, 10:23 AM

It was all part of the craic

montsnmags · 08-13-2008, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindy

It was all part of the craic

I know this word from Catherine Tait (Nurse Bernie) and Jimeoin's movie (The Craic though I've not seen it yet).

Cheers,
Marc

Mindy · 08-15-2008, 04:29 AM

On a roll this week.
My boss, who is Australian, just expressed her love of the word "swithering"; her take was that it was a cross between "swaying" and "dithering". Sounds about right since it indicates having difficulty in choosing between the options available.
She said she also liked "minging" but I'm pretty sure that's not Scottish and I personally think it's a horrible word, although I suppose that's effective since it's used to describe something that is not very pleasant. A "minger" is an unattractive person.

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Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	Resurrected because someone I work with just called me a 'clype', which is a fantastic Scottish (Glasgow?) word I haven't heard in years. A clype is someone who tells tales, usually to cause trouble for the other person, also known as a tattle-tale though not sure where that one comes from.

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Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	It was all part of the craic

08-15-2008, 04:29 AM	#270
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	On a roll this week. My boss, who is Australian, just expressed her love of the word "swithering"; her take was that it was a cross between "swaying" and "dithering". Sounds about right since it indicates having difficulty in choosing between the options available. She said she also liked "minging" but I'm pretty sure that's not Scottish and I personally think it's a horrible word, although I suppose that's effective since it's used to describe something that is not very pleasant. A "minger" is an unattractive person.