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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Sept 15, 2005 18:43:05 GMT -6
ß = pronounced "ess-zett" Replaces "ss" in some words.
Stick THAT in your umlaut!
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Sept 15, 2005 21:19:40 GMT -6
I can't -- I already keep my lederhosen in there.
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Post by Cherbunny on Sept 15, 2005 22:33:57 GMT -6
All this german is making me wish for a good wurst, oompa band, and a beer. Good thing it's Oktoberfest time.
Prost!
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Post by Chicago Jake on Sept 17, 2005 13:44:00 GMT -6
Here's one for Sam and Si:
From Merriam Webster Word-of-the-Day email:
simon-pure (sye-mun-PYUR) adjective
: of untainted purity or integrity; also : pretentiously or hypocritically pure
Example sentence: Alfred is a simon-pure Republican, rocked in his cradle to the stirring rhythms of G.O.P. speeches, grown to a man sure to vote the party line.
Did you know? British dramatist and actress Susannah Centlivre (1669-1723) introduced the character of Simon Pure in her 1718 comedy A Bold Stroke for a Wife. In that play, Colonel Fainall wants to marry Anne Lovely, but to do so he must win the consent of Anne's guardian, a Quaker gentleman named Obadiah Prim. Fainall tries to gain the needed approval by impersonating a Quaker preacher named Simon Pure. Unfortunately for the scheme, the real Simon Pure appears and proves himself to be the genuine article. People adopted the phrase "the real Simon Pure" (which in turn gave rise to the adjective "simon-pure") from the play to refer to things true or genuine.
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Post by Tolazytologin on Sept 17, 2005 15:05:03 GMT -6
Interesting Jake, I wonder if that was the origin of the name for the product 'Simoniz' ??
Gordon
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Post by Hazelita on Sept 17, 2005 15:06:48 GMT -6
Too lazy to log in? In less than the time it took you type that entire sentence you could have become "born again".
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Sept 17, 2005 17:20:20 GMT -6
Halllllllajulha I a AM Born Again and so right you are Hazel ;D Sometimes I just prefer to revel in my sloth and idleness. Gordon
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Post by Irish Stu on Sept 18, 2005 11:07:41 GMT -6
Here's one for Sam and Si: From Merriam Webster Word-of-the-Day email: simon-pure (sye-mun-PYUR) adjective: of untainted purity or integrity; also : pretentiously or hypocritically pure It looks like my parents misnamed named me... I've been called many things but pure isn't one of them ;D Simon
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Post by Chicago Jake on Sept 19, 2005 8:51:25 GMT -6
Word of the day for Monday, September 19, 2005:
From Merriam Webster Word-of-the-Day email:
coquetry (KOH-kuh-tree) noun
: a flirtatious act or attitude
Example sentence: In a not-so-subtle act of coquetry, Chris smiled flirtatiously and winked at Bukkake Boy as she walked past him.
Did you know? The rooster's cocky attitude has given him a reputation for arrogance and promiscuity. It has also given English several terms for people whose behavior is reminiscent of that strutting barnyard fowl. The noun "coquet" comes from French, where it is a diminutive of "coq," the French word for rooster. Originally, in the 1600s, English speakers used "coquet" to describe men who indulged in trifling flirtations. Today "coquet" can refer to male or female flirts (though "coquette," the French feminine form, is more commonly used for flirtatious women), and "coquetry" can refer to flirtation by men or women.
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Post by Christinko on Sept 19, 2005 9:36:23 GMT -6
I BLINKED at him....I was startled and couldn't believe my eyes. You just caught one half my face. I'm ALWAYS smilling flirtatiously....it lifts my sagging jowls.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Sept 19, 2005 9:41:29 GMT -6
Gee, and I thought she was having a stroke.
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Post by Christinko on Sept 19, 2005 9:42:11 GMT -6
You wish.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Sept 19, 2005 12:23:07 GMT -6
Get a room, you two......Jake
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Post by DT locked out on Sept 25, 2005 4:27:16 GMT -6
*dingleberry* ......A delinquent partial BB size turd which grasps anal shrubery causing brownish crust to accumulate in ones boxers.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Sept 25, 2005 22:50:33 GMT -6
DT, what are all these vague references to being "locked out"? Nobody is "locked out". If you are too brain dead to remember your fucking password, and want it to be reset, just say so and I'll do it. Again. But if you just feel like pissing and moaning about nothing, at least be a man and admit that you are full of shit......Jake
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Post by Irish Stu on Sept 26, 2005 5:00:39 GMT -6
Fuck
Perhaps one of the most interesting and colorful words in the English language today is the word "fuck." It is the one magical word which, just by its sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love and hate. In language, "fuck" falls into many grammatical categories.
It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary) and intransitive (Mary was fucked by John). It can be an action verb (John really gives a fuck), a passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a fuck), an adverb (Mary is fucking interested in John), or as a noun (Mary is a terrific fuck). It can also be used as an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful) or an interjection (Fuck! I'm late for my date with Mary). It can even be used as a conjunction (Mary is easy, fuck she's also stupid).
As you can see, there are very few words with the overall versatility of the word "fuck". Aside from its sexual connotations, this incredible word can be used to describe many situations:
1. Greetings "How the fuck are ya?" 2. Fraud "I got fucked by the car dealer." 3. Resignation "Oh, fuck it!" 4. Trouble "I guess I'm fucked now." 5. Aggression "FUCK YOU!" 6. Disgust "Fuck me." 7. Confusion "What the fuck.......?" 8. Difficulty "I don't understand this fucking business!" 9. Despair "Fucked again..." 10. Pleasure "I fucking couldn't be happier." 11. Displeasure "What the fuck is going on here?" 12. Lost "Where the fuck are we." 13. Disbelief "UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE!" 14. Retaliation "Up your fucking ass!" 15. Denial "I didn't fucking do it." 16. Perplexity "I know fuck all about it." 17. Apathy "Who really gives a fuck, anyhow?" 18. Greetings "How the fuck are ya?" 19. Suspicion "Who the fuck are you?" 20. Panic "Let's get the fuck out of here." 21. Directions "Fuck off." 22. Disbelief "How the fuck did you do that?"
It can be used in an anatomical description- "He's a fucking asshole." It can be used to tell time- "It's five fucking thirty." It can be used in business- "How did I wind up with this fucking job?" It can be maternal- "Motherfucker."
It has also been used by many notable people throughout history:
"What the fuck was that?" Mayor of Hiroshima " Where did all these fucking Indians come from?" General Custer "Where the fuck is all this water coming from?" Captain of the Titanic "Thats not a real fucking gun." John Lennon "Who's gonna fucking find out?" Richard Nixon "Heads are going to fucking roll." Anne Boleyn "What fucking map?" Mark Thatcher "Any fucking idiot could understand that." Albert Einstein "It does so fucking look like her!" Picasso "How the fuck did you work that out?" Pythagoras "You want what on the fucking ceiling?" Michaelangelo "Fuck a duck (why a no chicken?)." Walt Disney "Why?- Because its fucking there!" Edmund Hilary "I don't suppose its gonna fucking rain?" Joan of Arc "Scattered fucking showers my ass." Noah
Simon
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Sept 26, 2005 6:21:08 GMT -6
Fuck if I know!!
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Post by Dan on Sept 26, 2005 9:30:46 GMT -6
Someone must have got the old George Carlin albums out this weekend! He seemed funnier back then in my "impressionable" days than now that I've grown "hardened" to such. Still have to wonder what he was "doing" when discovering that all frozen peas are the same size.
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Post by Dan on Sept 27, 2005 16:35:10 GMT -6
Geez - guess I take on the role of being the local "thread killer". Probably explains while all my plants are plastic, all my pictures are of plants, and I've never had a problem with roaches (except trying to hide all them when the local law enforcement comes....errr......never mind).
Guess I should pull the old LP's out and refresh my memory on the "shit" comedies George had. "Awww shit I crapped" still comes to mind. Maybe that'll bring BB back into the fold.
PS - always had this vision the George Carlin and Joe Cocker were related. Scary though- huh? One could sing - the other couldn't. Think about it.
But not too long.
D
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Post by Chicago Jake on Sept 27, 2005 17:23:18 GMT -6
No, you aren't a thread-killer, Dan. I just haven't found any interesting words lately but more will be coming, I guarantee it......Jake
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Sept 28, 2005 3:50:43 GMT -6
I take thread killing as an honor. I believe if mine is the last post in a thread, that I have posted something SO PROFOUND that no one else can top or refute what I have posted. I am proud of my thread killing abilities.
Or maybe that is just life on my planet.
Gordon
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Post by Chicago Jake on Sept 28, 2005 22:25:17 GMT -6
Word of the day for Thursday, September 29, 2005, from Merriam-Webster Word-of-the-Day email:
eponymous (eh-PAH-nuh-muss) adjective
being or having a name that is based on or derived from the name of one associated with it
Example sentence:
There are a large number of eponymous diseases, including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Did you know?
It's no coincidence that "eponymous" has to do with naming -- it comes to us from the Greek adjective "eponymos," which is itself from "onyma," meaning "name." "Onyma" has lent its name to a number of English words, including "synonymous," "pseudonym," and "anonymous." Traditionally, an eponymous person or thing (i.e., an "eponym") might be a mythical ancestor or totem believed to be the source of a clan's name. Today, owever, "eponymous" more typically refers to such individuals as the front man of "Theo's Trio" or the owner of "Sally's Restaurant" (Theo and Sally, respectively, of course). The things that are named for such name-providers are also "eponymous." For example, we can speak of "the eponymous 'Ed Sullivan Show'" as well as "the eponymous Ed Sullivan."
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Post by AA on Sept 29, 2005 9:49:30 GMT -6
These drunken rants of yours have become hopelessly intolerable.
-- Intervening on Behalf of A Friend of Bill W.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Sept 29, 2005 10:33:16 GMT -6
AA the eponymous BB
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Post by B x 2 on Sept 29, 2005 11:00:01 GMT -6
For the record, I want you to know that it is of little comfort to me knowing that we share the same sense of irony.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Sept 29, 2005 11:25:21 GMT -6
Indeed!!
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Post by Christinko on Sept 29, 2005 14:26:06 GMT -6
Thus the reason I've continued to make it my pitiful life mission to keep you two boys' karmas at the same level...can't wait to hear what either of you will say next. No matter how plebeian, banal, or inane your boys' comments...my cup runneth over (I know, must be all that chocolate).
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Post by Banal BB on Sept 29, 2005 14:34:41 GMT -6
... plebeian, banal, or inane ... Several good Words Of The Day here.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Sept 30, 2005 5:00:15 GMT -6
'plebian, banal, inane'... Chris are you saying that BB and I are THAT GOOD.... WOW, make my day! Thats REAL karma there!
Editted to add: BTW I do buy most of my clothes from Banala Republic
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Post by Christinko on Sept 30, 2005 7:13:59 GMT -6
Sigh! I can always rely on "my" boys!
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