Words or phrases you love (British, song, quote, similar)

[bjh]

Originally Posted by xGrendelx

Some Irish words and sayings:
"He'd get up on a cracked plate."
"She'd get up on a stiff breeze."

What do these mean?

Originally Posted by saucywench

Tantalust-Henchwench was cool! Had to look it up.

I haven't looked it up and am wondering.

Originally Posted by Tantalust

balderdash

doo-hickey

Like balderdash.

Also other watchamacallit words, thingamajig, whozeewhatzit, thingamabob. Others?

[bjh]

Like comedian Gary Gulman says:

"The only thing grapefruit are useful for is as a size comparison for tumors."

[saucywench]

This whole thread is so much fun. I love all these words and phrases. I had "balderdash!" on my list, because that game is on my dining table right now. And "betrousered." That's hilarious! Others I like:

Alpha and Omega (Delta and Gamma too)

Alpha male (or alpha female)

More ship/boat names: Sea Wolf, She Wolf, the Salty Wench(harhar!)

Gangway!!!

Millefiore

^A Thousand Flowers!

Millefiori - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Flora: Narcissus, Hyacinth, Tulips

Spritz



Henchwench from tantalust...henchwench - Wiktionary

[Tantalust]

Originally Posted by bjh

Was at a restaurant once that had the signs: Rome and Venice. Apparently some people found this confusing.

So they had a tie on one door and a bow on the other. Can you guess which was which?

No, but I would have been so confused I would have walked right into the kitchen and looked for an empty pot or something.

[Tantalust]

Originally Posted by bjh

Some Irish words and sayings:
"He'd get up on a cracked plate."
"She'd get up on a stiff breeze."

What do these mean?

Me, too.

I'll bet they'll be good though.

[saucywench]

bawdy

rowdy


"He'd get up on a cracked plate" and "She'd get up on a stiff breeze,"-Are they risqué??? Or are they euphemisms for stupid? Like a...

Jughead

Doin 'the jughead



"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
-Thomas Jefferson

[bjh]

Originally Posted by Tantalust

No, but I would have been so confused I would have walked right into the kitchen and looked for an empty pot or something.

Got me laughing. I'll post the answer tomorrow or Sat. if anyone else cares to hazard a guess.

Originally Posted by saucywench

Spritz

Henchwench from tantalust...henchwench - Wiktionary

Saucy, thanks I looked that up, feminine of henchman, funny.

I like your others. I had to add spritz to MS Word recently. Made me think, wait, that's a word, isn't it?

Originally Posted by Tantalust

Me, too.

I'll bet they'll be good though.

Originally Posted by saucywench

"He'd get up on a cracked plate" and "She'd get up on a stiff breeze,"-Are they risqué??? Or are they euphemisms for stupid? Like a...

Here's my wonderings...a cracked plate is not a good plate. A stiff breeze? Too strong, maybe not so good either.

But "get up on?" Literally? Stand on? Someone so vocal they don't need encouragement to speak up?

Or, not such good things. So someone easily pleased?

[saucywench]

Ship shape

[Tantalust]

"She'd get up on a stiff breeze"

-really skinny?

[Tantalust]

codswallup