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14708. judithathome - 4/26/2005 7:22:13 PM Nice day today, after yesterday's tornado warnings and sightings. Arky, did y'all get any of that? 14709. PelleNilsson - 4/26/2005 7:33:15 PM I just reread my #14704. No, I didn't mean that Hashké was crouching in the cupboard encouraging people to defecate.
The archives are not available, otherwise I could have quoted a moderately funny conversation beween me, Hashké and stostosto about the expression "go shit in the blue cupboard" which Hashké thought was a Swedish idiom. He was a collector of idioms in several languages and published a book on the subject. The irony is that he was right, but at the time I found out he was gone. 14710. arkymalarky - 4/26/2005 7:48:29 PM We got rain last night, Judith, but I don't recall any thunder, except for one or two distant rumbles before dark. 14711. Magoseph - 4/26/2005 9:25:12 PM How do you feel now, Arky--are you walking a little? 14712. arkymalarky - 4/27/2005 12:58:14 AM Hey Mags! I feel good, thanks for asking!
I usually limit myself to one trip up the stairs a day, but I indulged in a second one today--not because climbing stairs is difficult, but to keep myself off the computer, because sitting in this chair very long is tiring and makes me sore. Mose offered use of her laptop, but she's got finals next week and she needs it. Plus, staying off of it keeps me from working and I'm determined not to do any work until at least next week.
I'm feeling a lot better, but still not moving too much. I'm going to try walking for exercise this weekend (up to a mile, but we'll see how things go--no more at first, no matter how good it feels, and I'll stop when I need to). I thought I might today, but I think I'd better wait.
I had my first bath today (been taking showers, before any wiseacres come in to comment), and it was WONDERFUL. 14713. Magoseph - 4/27/2005 12:08:20 PM Arky, I'm glad to see that you're taking this recovery seriously and I hope that you won't get into anything (such as work) until school starts in August. You were very busy the last couple of years, maybe too much, you know.
14714. wabbit - 4/27/2005 12:32:41 PM Message # 14709
Pelle, try here, starting at a bit past post #1600. It's a big file and may choke the server. If it does, you can always right-click the link and save the page. 14715. Magoseph - 4/27/2005 12:43:09 PM 
14716. judithathome - 4/27/2005 1:56:44 PM I can smell the lavender from here! 14717. PelleNilsson - 4/27/2005 2:24:08 PM Wabbit, I got "server not found". But never mind. The moment has passed. 14718. Magoseph - 4/27/2005 2:43:18 PM 1627. PelleNilsson - 11/25/1999 4:53:32 PM
sto
Egentligen fattar jag inte ett dugg heller.
But my impression was that hashke claims that "skita i det blå skåpet" is idiom.
It is definitely not Swedish idiom. But hashke has earlier confessed that Norwegian was his first foray into Scandinavian languages.
I assumed then that it might be a Norwegian idiom, and since Norwegian is essentially Danish (hope no Norwegian lurkers around), you would be able to help out.
If you also don't recognise "skita i det blå skåpet" as idiom, hashke has a bit of explaining to do.
1628. stostosto - 11/25/1999 5:00:16 PM
pelle
That expression is not known to me. But it's a powerful one, we just need a meaning of it.
So, hashke has "confessed" that Norwegian was his first encounter with Scandinavian languages, has he? How did you extort that embarassing admission from him? Did you pun him to surrender?
1629. PelleNilsson - 11/25/1999 5:16:41 PM
My punning powers are limited. But I prodded him with the Edda and he confessed immediately. And who wouldn't?
For lurkers
The phrase we are discussing "att skita i det blå skåpet" means "to defecate in the blue cupboard".
As sto says it is very powerful, very symbolic. Think of "after receiving the news from the front he defecated in the blue cupboard".
But, again agreeing with sto, what does it mean?
hashke?
1630. stostosto - 11/25/1999 5:36:14 PM
pelle
'skita' means 'defecate'? I'd have said 'shit'.
But perhaps you'd rather shit in the blue cupboard than say a thing like that?
1631. PelleNilsson - 11/25/1999 6:01:57 PM
Yes. I'm a very delicate nature in these matters.
But I think we are on the verge of coining a great new cyber acronym: ISITBC, I Shat In The Blue Cupboard. Think of:
ISITBC when I saw [name of candidate] on the [name of host] show.
1632. hashke - 11/26/1999 1:08:53 AM
Pellestostosto:
Veldig drolig! Ni är dråpliga karlar med en stor sinne för humor, och en instinktiv känsla för hur något hänger ihop -- tvärtemot vad som påstås om skandanavienar. Jag anada att skita i det blå skåpet var snarlik tysk Blödsinn treiben, fransk faire l'imbécile, och spansk hacer el tonto.
1633. PelleNilsson - 11/26/1999 1:40:50 AM
Thank you hashke. Unfortunately I have to be off now - on icy roads to the office.
1634. stostosto - 11/26/1999 3:55:37 AM
There is a Danish expression: "Vil du skide i havet", ca.: "Why don't you go shit in the sea". It's primarily used to express disbelief, like "Get the fuck out of here". Or "Why don't you take a shit in the blue cupboard".....?
1635. hashke - 11/26/1999 10:28:31 AM
stosto:
Tack för det. Komisk. Jag har hörde en likvärdig uttryk, släng dig i väggen!. Det är som fransk va te faire cuire un oeuf, och Basque hoa akerra jestera -- go milk a billy goat
Men jag undrar varför du icke skriver en svensk.
1636. stostosto - 11/26/1999 12:37:44 PM
hashke
Gå hjem og vug din gamle mor på kanten af en teske.
1637. hashke - 11/26/1999 3:35:22 PM
stosto:
Jag tror att det är dansk. Kansje är det som 'gå hjem och duk din gamle mor på bord (?) af en tesked'?????
1638. ilyavinarsky - 11/26/1999 10:42:46 PM
skita / shit, skirt / shirt, skiff / ship. It figures.
14719. jayackroyd - 4/27/2005 3:13:43 PM Mags--
Where can I find that calendar? I had a lovely time in Provence, even if the lavender had long ago been harvested.
14720. jayackroyd - 4/27/2005 3:14:49 PM Skype update:
Calling from a random internet cafe that supports wifi worked like a charm. Ms No, you can expect a call sometime around 0300 pdt. 14721. Magoseph - 4/27/2005 3:22:42 PM Jay, go here:
http://images.google.com/
and type Provence.
14722. Magoseph - 4/27/2005 3:37:17 PM Here is another useful link. 14723. Ms. No - 4/27/2005 3:39:28 PM I'll make sure I've got my phone voice on. 14724. Magoseph - 4/27/2005 3:44:48 PM Which one is that voice? 14725. Ms. No - 4/27/2005 3:49:24 PM I'm not really sure, but I've been told I have one. Apparently I sound different when I answer the phone than when I'm just speaking normally. I think it's because there's a little speaker only half an inch from my mouth rather than any attempt on my part to entice callers, but for whatever reason it got me nominated to answer the phones at the office when our receptionist left over a year ago. 14726. jayackroyd - 4/27/2005 4:13:56 PM mags-
You've gotta call Ms. No, just once. Once was enough to haunt my dreams for weeks (and NO, I am not giving out details). 14727. Macnas - 4/27/2005 4:20:36 PM We used to have a meridian phone system here. For the voice mail answering and whatnot, it utilised a smooth american female voice.
A 'phone engineer told me that, after it being installed in an oil plant in Saudi, they had to change the voice recording to that of an arab male, as some guys really, really liked the female voice and kept using it as, well, a sex line of sorts.
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