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That's a phrase I love, too. I have it as my location.
Oh, yes, you do. And for all I know I may have mentioned this one before. I like the way it's used in an argument in Britain. Someone is trying to make a point, someone else is missing it or going off on a tangent.
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Originally Posted by Authentic Bird
" Smile is the language that all people can understand "
Twas the night after the night after the night after the night of Christmas and I was spoilt for choice in making vague literary references, though the authors didn't invent all such phrases.
Perchance the nuance betwixt and between a rock and a hard place left me room for dalliances of an innocent nature. Wherein I might imagine what the dickens Dickens or Poe might say.
Yes, it's a hardscrabble life sitting at a computer in a heated room on a cold day with a stomach full of good food. But someone's got to do it! Why not me?
Thus, I sat contemplating Robbie Burns' "The best laid plans of mice and men aft go agly." (or often go awry) when what to my wondering eyes did appear? But a great burly bloke broke in and dragged me out in the cold.
After giving me a right going overwhilst claiming I owed him a fiver and something about keeping my mitts off his sister. After a hard won battle I escaped and crawled back inside to warmth and the hum of the fridge, vowing to drive the bolt home in future. Twas nearly a transcendental experience. And when the family came home they declared, "You look like you've been dragged through a hedge backwards!" To which I replied, "I was! Umpteen times as a matter of fact!"
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
I looked to see if I'd already posted: spoiled for choice, a Britishism meaning that you have plenty of alternatives. And I came across this old post from December 2009.
If I want to say Hello but I just can't speak others languages
Simply, I can smile and the other will understand my greeting.
But, imagine that I brought violin to say 'Hello'!
I'm just kidding.
Thanks
Last edited by Authentic Bird; 06-01-2011 at 07:36 AM..
Out of a blue, clear sky. This one was Forrest Gump I think.
I'm still a livin', so everything's OK. Line from a Hank Williams song.
Knee high to a grasshopper.
Back when snakes had legs.
Back when God was an alter boy.
I can make that dog hunt. (Used to express confidence that a particularly difficult or complicated job can be done) As in, "How are you going to get that bolt out? The head is completely stripped." Don't worry, I can make that dog hunt."
Arguing about water being wet. (Used to describe the temperament and disposition of a person, typically a wife, who is argumentative and contrary.) As in, "That woman would argue about water being wet."
I love old "Redneckisms" like these, but my single favorite of all time was when my father observed my friend and I attempting to install a distributor in a Camaro. We were teenagers who, of course, knew everything and so we were struggling with it.
My dad walks up and says, "You boys look like two monkeys trying to f**k a football and the football's winning."
That one still cracks me up to this day...
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And for all I know I may have mentioned this one before. I like the way it's used in an argument in Britain. Someone is trying to make a point, someone else is missing it or going off on a tangent. 
