I gotta lot of senseless crap this Xmas... among the worst was a budda holding a blue plasma ball over his head.! Anyone else get anything unusual or just plain weird..??
Seasons Greetings!!
Seasons Greetings!!
What was the WORST gift you got..??
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Went to a work christmas party one year and through a chinese gift exchange* ended up with this hideous little monkey on a surf board. It never even made to home.....stopped to fill up and it was promptly stuck on top of the gas pump.
*Before anyone jumps on me for being racist thats what others called it. Basically everyone draws a number and starting from high to low you pick a gift off a table. The person picking next can either take from the table or a from someone who's already picked. Huge waste of time in my opinion.
*Before anyone jumps on me for being racist thats what others called it. Basically everyone draws a number and starting from high to low you pick a gift off a table. The person picking next can either take from the table or a from someone who's already picked. Huge waste of time in my opinion.
A mustache trimmer...........which isn't a bad gift really.....except I haven't had a fucking mustache for 5 years!! Thanks for noticing! Guess there's always other hairy places to try it!
Easy
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
Euro_SZabina said:Ajándék lónak ne nézd a fogát!
There, I can't translate it looks wierd in english, so I just have only this one to say.
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
It's not only an English idiom, but based upon Szabina's post (I promised to never call her "Bina"), it's an Hungarian idiom as well.xoxo Amie said:please enlighten me,
what does that mean?
english idioms are my kryptonite
It comes from the practice of checking a horse's teeth to determine its age. This is something one would do if buying a horse. But, if someone gives you a horse you should accept it gracefully without checking its teeth.
Basically it means: be grateful for the gift, whatever it is.
Hope this helps.
PLW
I prefer "lófasz a seggedbe".
BTW, I don't have a drop of Hungarian blood in my body, but I know it means "a horse's cock up your ass". It's apparently used in two very different ways - jokingly between close friends, or nastily between bitter enemies.
BTW, I don't have a drop of Hungarian blood in my body, but I know it means "a horse's cock up your ass".
It's apparently used in two very different ways - jokingly between close friends, or nastily between bitter enemies.Do you have an English degree? You seem to be a bit of a wordsmith.xoxo Amie said:please enlighten me,
what does that mean?
english idioms are my kryptonite
I have an English degree and I find idioms and etymology fascinating. Yup, I'm a words geek.
Check out these:
http://www.idiomsite.com/#d
http://www.etymonline.com/
poontang
c.1910, probably via New Orleans Creole, from Fr. putain "prostitute," from O.Fr. pute "whore," probably from fem. of V.L. *puttus (cf. O.It. putta "girl"), from L. putus, with derogatory sense. But also possibly from O.Fr. put, from L. putidus "stinking" on notion of the "foulness" of harlotry, or for more literal reasons (among the 16c.-17c. slang terms for "whore" in Eng. were polecat and fling-stink). Shortened form poon is recorded from 1969.
Todo List for Xmas 2007
Hmm . . . note to self. Must get Aime an English Idiom Pocket Dictionary next year. Wonder if there as an idiom for taking calls in the middle of self-improvement. (lol)
xoxo Amie said:please enlighten me,
what does that mean?
english idioms are my kryptonite
Hmm . . . note to self. Must get Aime an English Idiom Pocket Dictionary next year. Wonder if there as an idiom for taking calls in the middle of self-improvement. (lol)
PLW, thanks for taking the time to clarify that for me!PeterLongwood said:
thanks TJ, um... for the thoughtfulness lolteejay69 said:
Nope...Hoops said:
...ESL
+ honours english
+ biochem: <I>(aka keepn up with the Chan & Wongs)</I>
+ school of hard knocks
+ ???
+ all the fun stuff u can learn in wierd places (like PERB)
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= xoxo Amie
I really enjoy words and find communication of ideas in general (whether it be words, music, visual) to be very interesting
Thanks for the links Hoops...they are excellent bookmarks to keep handy!
xoxo Amie
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