Funny, profound or just plain odd sayings

Post by **Kvetch** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 5:16 am

I still use kilter and kith. the reason at bay is out of use is because fox hunting and stuff is frowned upon

what the heck is milo (typo for milk?)

thought 'kicking the bucket' originated from a method of hanging onesself - you stand on a bucket with a noose round your neck, then kick the bucket out the way

Post by **Ghost** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 8:39 am

Rupert 1649 wrote: Mum: Mom --- GB ( or Mummy, for soppy kids )

Rupert,
What's soppy?

Rupert 1649 · Post by **Rupert 1649** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 12:25 pm

Re: Test/Prove.

My very favourite, because the possibilities for unwonted offence being taken are fairly wide-ranging considering...

'I call a spade a spade'

This is generally supposed to be referring to the garden implement, a type of digging shovel thing; and is much beloved by forthright downright people such as Professional Yorkshiremen ( those who trade on the image: I expect other nations have similar regional natives who try to fulfil the supposed local stereotype ?) There's some truth to the charge that those such as these who pride themselves on their bluntness and down-to-earth honesty would be just called bloody rude elsewhere.

Actually the full 16-17th cent. original was:
'I call a maid a maid, and a spade a spade.'

meaning: 'I call a virgin a virgin and a barren woman a barren woman''

Spade in that sense still remains in use when you realise the hideous process of 'neutering' an animal ( euphemisms take half the pain away: providing you're not suffering the pain ) is in the females given hysterectomies called 'spaying'.

Note also in the olden days barrenness was far more serious for all concerned due to various reasons such as women wanting children & the idea of marriage to preserve the race & any inheritances: nowadays, rightly it carries no stigma whatever, but it might be best to refrain from recalling the old word too often.

Rupert

Rupert 1649 · Post by **Rupert 1649** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 12:38 pm

Ghost wrote:
Rupert 1649 wrote: Mum: Mom --- GB ( or Mummy, for soppy kids )
Rupert,
What's soppy?

{ tried to add above earlier, but database was out of sync or something for an hour }

Well that shows you: I assumed that was common usage everywhere.
Soppy means soft with overtones of sentimentality, weakness, easily crying, dependent. I've never had to define it before: but imagine how 16 yr old girls think of an equal who sleeps with teddy-bears, obeys everything her parents dictate, and has never said a naughty word in her life.

Kvetch wrote:I still use kilter and kith. the reason at bay is out of use is because fox hunting and stuff is frowned upon

Unfortunately it continues though: our prime minister is weak, weak, weak

Rupert

Post by **Kvetch** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:10 pm

at least he can hold a conversation and verges on the intelligent, unlike the poor Americans. still think ken livingstone would be better - has a much better sense of humour.

on a completely different track, Michael Moore wants Oprah for president. how about Paul Merton for PM?

Rupert 1649 · Post by **Rupert 1649** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:20 pm

But would you want a conversation with someone who's turned the never entirely reputable, but traditional, office of Prime Minister of the British Isles into an internship in the Oval Office ?

Paul Merton ? Na, too cynical.

Angus Deayton, well yes.

Rupert

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 1:24 pm

Ghost wrote:What's soppy?

The American equivalent would be sappy or a sap - with synonyms like wimp, wuss, sissy, mama's boy, pris, pansy, etc.

"Milksop" is also popular - referring to a milk-soaked rag which has been used to clean up a mess - That one was a fave of me Irish Dad if I whined about something as a kid.

"Wouldcha go on now, ya little milksop!"

Kvetch wrote:what the heck is milo (typo for milk?)

It's instant chocolate milk powder, a la Quik or Brown Cow. It's big over here, but it isn't everywhere.

Rupert wrote:( those who trade on the image: I expect other nations have similar regional natives who try to fulfil the supposed local stereotype ?)

Indeed. In Canada we call them hosers. It's a simultaneously affectionate/deprecating term referring to those of us who dwell in remote rural areas and live as virtual xenophobes - obsessed with televised hockey and engaging in other high cultural activites such as kamikaze snowmobile piloting and massive lager consumption.

Rupert wrote:the hideous process of 'neutering' an animal ( euphemisms take half the pain away: providing you're not suffering the pain

You touched on a good one there - it always beat me how the expression "oh, we're getting him fixed" came into existence. Fixed? Ain't even broke man!

Or altered - that's another popular one. Like a pair of pants or something.

"Yes, take a little off the cuffs and cut his nuts off, would you?"

Rupert 1649 · Post by **Rupert 1649** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 2:15 pm

'Hosers' is new to me: any relation to the American 'Hoosier' which referred to inhabitants of Iowa ? Indiana ? Some State or the other. Must admit my sketchy recollection is due to having seen the term in an 1880s 'St. Nicholas' magazine, which is not available now.

Same as 'Crackers' for impoverished people from Georgia (U.S.), but perhaps less scornful. Imagine the latter's no longer used.

( Although the jokes about incest in the Appalachians & near-by places are still current on Yank sitcoms: you have to be extremely careful in America deciding whom it's still safe to insult. Apart from being called a racialist if you insult japs or blacks or jews or polacks: lawyers are not yet a dying breed in the U.S.A.. Fortunately for comedy but unfortunately for their daily lives dead-poor whites in Kentuck can't afford lawyers ).

Rupert

Post by **Kvetch** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 2:25 pm

No, I agree TB is unwanted - but preferable to GWB. if you don't want paul merton, and Angus Deayton is out for taking crack too publically, how about Ian McKellan - he RULES

imagine Ian Hislop as Pm /rofl

sorry about going completely off topuic, but I'm having fun

Rupert 1649 · Post by **Rupert 1649** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:33 pm

Was he the chap who played Brother Cadfael on TV ? ( Which reminds me, I bought 'The Cadfael Companion', pristine ex-library book for 50p last week, despite loathing the books ( Stephen was a usurper: & the author was progressive ). But then it weighs about 1.5 kilos and looked sort of pretty )
All I know of IMcK is that he was in the LOR films.

If you're going for actors, an' really I'd rather not --- look at Ronnie --- there's Malcolm McDowell, he'd stand up to Wee Georgie; or Robert Lindsay ? British Actors

um, I'd better put in the parent page for no particular reason:
Ryan's British... Reviews
But really I can't think of one Briton I'd trust implicitly: which says something about us, although not really very flattering.

Ken Livingstone is out; did you ever hear the Tom Lehrer song: 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park' ?

Rupert

Rupert 1649 · Post by **Rupert 1649** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 3:56 pm

Oh dear, as people often say to me, those within my head anyway: I'm too good.

Here's a Tom Lehrer site:
Tom Lehrer Introduction

Rupert

Post by **Kvetch** » Sun Jun 20, 2004 4:27 pm

I like that song

britz · Post by **britz** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:11 am

Kvetch

what the heck is milo (typo for milk?)

im really sorry, I forgot that their were people out there who didn't know about milo, I had no idea that they sold it anywhere else ( besides australia) but its really, really big over here in nz,

MILO (R) is a delicious chocolate flavored energy food drink similar to Ovaltine. The product was developed in Australia in 1934 by the Austrlian Division of Nestle Foods.

To enjoy this beverage just add 2 or more heaped teaspoons of MILO to cold or heated milk and stir. This makes a delicious chocolate matly shake with chocolate crunchies floating on top.
MILO is fortified with Vitamins A,B1,B2,and C plus minerals Calcium, Iron and Potassium to supplement the nutrition in the milk.

MILO can be sprinkled on vanilla ice cream or yoghurt to add a tasty chocolate malt flavor.

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:56 am

Milo is big (as is Nestle Foods) in South America as well. I believe Nestle Quick is the US version of Australian (Nestle) Milo, same product, different names in different countries.

There is also a Milo cereal that is just like Cocoa Puffs.

/except the box always has a soccer player (football for the rest of the world) on it instead of the crazy Cocoa Bird.

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:02 pm

Ok, amongst all the sappy and boring chain letters that come my way, this small excerpt appears to be the shiniest gem so far this month:

"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye."

Rupert 1649 · Post by **Rupert 1649** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:21 pm

That couldn't possibly be from Topica's SmileStarters Kimber, could it ?

Sounds like her. An' I don't even know why she writes. ( I signed up for a very different newsletter ):hot:

Rupert

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 4:39 pm

Not a clue.

Say, why the scowl

Rupert 1649 · Post by **Rupert 1649** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:35 pm

If you got :

One of Life's Great Lessons - Learn to be Thankful for What You Already Have by Jim Rohn (excerpted from the New Jim Rohn Weekend Event)
Is thankfulness a survival skill? Perhaps most of you would respond with, "No, Jim, thankfulness is not key to survival", and I would tend to agree with you. Most of us have probably already solved the necessary problems of survival, gone beyond that and are now working to achieve our desires. But let me give you this key phrase, "Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want." I believe one of the greatest and perhaps one of the simplest lessons in life we can learn is to be thankful for what we have already received and accomplished.
Both the years and the experiences have brought me here to where I stand today, but it is the thankfulness that opened the windows of opportunities, of blessings, of unique experiences to flow my way. My gratitude starts with my parents who raised me, gave me an incredible foundation that has lasted me all of these years and continues with the mentors that I've met along the way who absolutely changed blah, blah, blah...

&

Hi Rupert, make it a great day!

Remember to send someone a smile today at SmileStarters .

Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do, it is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you.
You are what you are and where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You can change what you are and where you are by changing what goes into your mind.
Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember -- the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.
-- Zig Ziglar

interspersed with

What if we told you there was a great business that you could run from your home and...
there was no large investment
it didn't require any inventory
you didn't have to deliver products
there were no repeat sales presentations
you didn't pressure customers to purchase

everyday ( except Sunday ) when all you wanted for Christmas was a simple hate-filled revisionist newsletter exposing the conspiracies that surround us, you wouldn't be a happy bunny either.

Luckily I don't get spam: instead I get my very own TV Evangelist.

Rupert

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:51 pm

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:38 am

Unknown Author:

"20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

So true.

Fortunately I already got a lot of my crazier adventures out of my system back in the mid-late 1980's ... all I have to do for the rest of my life is fill in the gaps.

Post by **Ghost** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:05 am

Unknown Author:

"20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than the ones you did. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

You are so right.

Wino pants - Slang for Dockers or slacks (you ever notice that â€œwinosâ€

ChoChiyo · Post by **ChoChiyo** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:30 pm

Here are a couple of my favorite odd sayings:

When something works well, a strange fellow I know says, "It's slicker than fresh dog Sh*t on wet grass."

When a person looks like they wouldn't break a sweat busting up anyone who crosses their path, we say, "He/she looks tough enough to chew up nails and spit out tacks."

My grandma used to say good things were: "The best thing since sliced bread."

And if we did something dumb, she'd say, "When God handed out brains, you must have thought he said 'pains' and said 'no thanks.'"

When we were kids and either of the parental units lost their temper, we refered to the explosion as a "meltdown," "freaking out," "flipping out," "losin' it," or "going postal." The last one has a sad etymology.

Post by **KiltanneN** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:35 pm

My wifes Grandmother had a good one:

"If I was eating sugared sh*t, would you want some too?"

Application should be fairly obvious...

kilt

rosene · Post by **rosene** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:40 pm

When my boyfriend wants me to try something, he'll say "Come on, try it for sh*ts and giggles". It makes me laugh every time.

ChoChiyo · Post by **ChoChiyo** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:25 am

Patsy Cline's mother said, in response to Patsy saying she wanted more excitement in her life, "Patsy, people in hell want ice water, but that don't mean they get it." (I love that one and use it as often as I can.)

And I think I originated this one, based on the above, "You can dip a turd in chocolate, but that don't make it a brownie." (Maybe I heard it somewhere and just thought I originated it though.) It reminds me of the sugared sh*t one above.