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pshrynk · 11-24-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Really! Anyway, the "E-readers naming" thread is officially, unofficially, and, like, otherwise for all times The Vera Thread, at least, until it is hijacked for other purposes (or no purspose at all).

I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.

badgoodDeb · 11-24-2008, 05:31 PM

But what about Ingrid??? She set out for somewhere .... and we left her in limbo.

pshrynk · 11-24-2008, 05:33 PM

Not actually Limbo, but close: Mexico City. Not actually in one of the Rings of Hell, but parts of it share a Zip Code.

RickyMaveety · 11-24-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Hose also used to refer to thick stocking type things (1400s I think?).

I'm now picturing a dragon in fishnets...

Fishnet stockings on a dragon?? Never. Way to slutty for your average dragon.

Well, in the 1400s I don't think anyone here in the States had much use for "hose" .... although, I could be wrong, but none of the tribal groups I know of were very fashion forward.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-24-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Fishnet stockings on a dragon?? Never. Way to slutty for your average dragon.

Well, in the 1400s I don't think anyone here in the States had much use for "hose" .... although, I could be wrong, but none of the tribal groups I know of were very fashion forward.

They weren't excactly fashion conscious over here - I mean, they'd wear mismatched stockings - one in one colour, one in another *shakes head*

RickyMaveety · 11-24-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

They weren't excactly fashion conscious over here - I mean, they'd wear mismatched stockings - one in one colour, one in another *shakes head*

Oh, that must have been a sight!! As long as you are "over there" .... perhaps you can tell me how what we call a "trunk" became a "boot" there.

I know how it became a trunk here .... because they used to actually attach a brass bound trunk to the back of the auto .... but why a "boot"??

badgoodDeb · 11-24-2008, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

They weren't excactly fashion conscious over here - I mean, they'd wear mismatched stockings - one in one colour, one in another *shakes head*

Ah, yes. Like this, you mean? I imagine *THEY* liked it!

http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/results.asp?image=004195

here too:
http://tarvos.imareal.oeaw.ac.at/ser...es/7010438.JPG

montsnmags · 11-24-2008, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

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I know how it became a trunk here .... because they used to actually attach a brass bound trunk to the back of the auto .... but why a "boot"??

Chambers Dictionary mentions that "boot" was/is "a box or receptacle in a coach (obs)", that last bracketted bit meaning "obscure". Unfortunately, it doesn't really define "coach", though being an English-English dictionary, I wonder if it simply means the "four wheeled carriage" variety (again, quoted from Chambers Dictionary). So, it could have similar origins, but perhaps from a "box or receptacle" bound to the back of a horse-drawn passenger carriage.

I googled a little bit elsewhere, but didn't quickly find much. I didn't even start on "hood" and "bonnet".

Cheers,
Marc

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-24-2008, 08:04 PM

It comes from coaching terminology- originally the box used to support the coachman's seat, and alter a trunk placed under it for storage. As to why it was (and still is) called boot, I'm really not sure - I'd guess it's a corruption of another word. I have heard that it's from boot locker, but I can't find any verifiable sources for it, and it seems somewhat implausible.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-24-2008, 08:20 PM

A bit of digging, and the 1911 Encylopedia Britannica has it coming from the (allegedly) old French "bole", which, certainly in English, is a tree trunk...

RickyMaveety · 11-24-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Chambers Dictionary mentions that "boot" was/is "a box or receptacle in a coach (obs)", that last bracketted bit meaning "obscure". Unfortunately, it doesn't really define "coach", though being an English-English dictionary, I wonder if it simply means the "four wheeled carriage" variety (again, quoted from Chambers Dictionary). So, it could have similar origins, but perhaps from a "box or receptacle" bound to the back of a horse-drawn passenger carriage.

I googled a little bit elsewhere, but didn't quickly find much. I didn't even start on "hood" and "bonnet".

Cheers,
Marc

Well, I can see "hood" and "bonnet" coming from more or less the same idea, as a covering on the front of the auto, like a covering on a person's head.

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

It comes from coaching terminology- originally the box used to support the coachman's seat, and alter a trunk placed under it for storage. As to why it was (and still is) called boot, I'm really not sure - I'd guess it's a corruption of another word. I have heard that it's from boot locker, but I can't find any verifiable sources for it, and it seems somewhat implausible.

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

A bit of digging, and the 1911 Encylopedia Britannica has it coming from the (allegedly) old French "bole", which, certainly in English, is a tree trunk...

OK .... well then, from bole ... the French again, as opposed to those of us in the States using trunk.

I don't know why I thought of that .... I've been having some strange thoughts over the last two days. Something I am taking has me sort of sleepy - woozy, and coming up with the strangest word associations ....

I was watching "Wilde" last night (which is a great film by the way ... Stephen Fry did a phenomenal job), but every time they mentioned the Marquis of Queensbury, it popped into my mind as "Basset Hound." I knew perfectly well what they were saying, and I think I was hearing the word correctly, but in my mind ... well, my mind just kept shouting "basset hound" at the rest of me.

I suppose it's possible that I had another small stroke, but if I did, I'm certainly not about to worry about it, especially not when this one (if it is one) looks to be highly entertaining. I suppose it might also be some odd type of aphasia (which I have had before) ... doesn't quite feel the same, but has elements that remind me of that.

I managed to get all my errands done today, although, I kept falling asleep at the wheel, and feeling dizzy when I wasn't falling asleep. So, I got off the road as quickly as possible and went to bed. I slept off and on for the next four (?) hours .... people kept calling me to remind me to do things that I already did earlier, so it wasn't exactly uninterrupted, but I do feel less floaty.

I'm curious to see if it is one of the meds I'm taking ... I switched to a different type (brand) of allergy med, however, the dose is the same, so it shouldn't be that ... but, who knows??

In any event ... Marquis of Queensbury = Basset Hound for the time being. Although, Basset Hound also = Basset Hound.

Taylor514ce · 11-24-2008, 11:18 PM

Right now, recovering from a full evening involving 1) gaming. Won every game! Something called "booger bridge", 2 and 3 person Pente, and Cathedral 2) ice skating and 3) a rather potent cigar, leaving me deliciously light-headed.

badgoodDeb · 11-25-2008, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Right now, recovering from a full evening involving 1) gaming. Won every game! Something called "booger bridge", 2 and 3 person Pente, and Cathedral 2) ice skating and 3) a rather potent cigar, leaving me deliciously light-headed.

Wow! You are really staying busy. Where was the ice skating done?

Taylor514ce · 11-25-2008, 01:45 PM

http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/

mjh215 · 11-25-2008, 01:51 PM

Marvin ice skating, now that would be a sight...

-MJ

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11-24-2008, 05:31 PM	#1787
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	But what about Ingrid??? She set out for somewhere .... and we left her in limbo.

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pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Not actually Limbo, but close: Mexico City. Not actually in one of the Rings of Hell, but parts of it share a Zip Code.

11-24-2008, 08:04 PM	#1794
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	It comes from coaching terminology- originally the box used to support the coachman's seat, and alter a trunk placed under it for storage. As to why it was (and still is) called boot, I'm really not sure - I'd guess it's a corruption of another word. I have heard that it's from boot locker, but I can't find any verifiable sources for it, and it seems somewhat implausible.

11-24-2008, 08:20 PM	#1795
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	A bit of digging, and the 1911 Encylopedia Britannica has it coming from the (allegedly) old French "bole", which, certainly in English, is a tree trunk...

11-25-2008, 01:45 PM	#1799
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	http://www.millenniumpark.org/parkevents/

11-25-2008, 01:51 PM	#1800
mjh215 Guru Posts: 988 Karma: 12653 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: None of your business	Marvin ice skating, now that would be a sight... -MJ