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17037. Ms. No - 10/14/2005 10:31:42 PM I shudder to think of the mangling we wretched monolinguists perpetrate on non-English languages. 17038. wonkers2 - 10/15/2005 4:36:09 PM Cap'n Dirty sez, "Linnea, any pics? Show us what you got!" 17039. wonkers2 - 10/15/2005 4:38:00 PM The Cap'n sez, "Ya might qualify fer a moonlight cruise aboard the Tomater Sloop!" 17040. ScottLoar - 10/16/2005 7:03:32 AM I've most recently read the English saying,"to sip soup with a knife", and although I've an inkling as to the meaning would one of you with more beef in his bones than I tell me the exact phrase and exactly what it implies? Thank you. 17041. ScottLoar - 10/16/2005 7:09:20 AM 用刀啜汤 in Chinese. 17042. arkymalarky - 10/16/2005 7:12:11 PM Is that related to eating peas with a knife? 17043. ScottLoar - 10/17/2005 1:50:25 AM Yes, now that you mention it, I think it would. What is your understanding of "eating peas with a knife"? 17044. arkymalarky - 10/17/2005 2:02:11 AM Being a hick--so backwards and uncultured that you don't even know the most basic manners. The idea is to dip a knife in honey and scoop the peas onto it. There's actually a scene of that in To Kill a Mockingbird (one of my favorite scenes ), but I think the phrase has been around a long time and didn't originate with the book. 17045. Magoseph - 10/17/2005 2:59:22 AM "to sip soup with a knife"
Scott, I think the expression implies that one is trying to accomplish something without the proper tools and what it really amounts to is a form of sarcasm.
17046. Magoseph - 10/17/2005 11:38:22 AM Hello, Moties! 17047. alistairconnor - 10/17/2005 1:41:41 PM I came across a list of "top fives" in a student magazine, and I like this one :
Things Jesus can't do
1. Cup water in his hands
2. Go for a swim
3. Send an e-mail
4. Get a "Happy 34th Birthday" card
5. Walk in on mum and dad fucking 17048. Ms. No - 10/17/2005 6:20:16 PM I don't get the email one. 17049. thoughtful - 10/17/2005 7:41:34 PM i don't get the swim one
17050. thoughtful - 10/17/2005 7:41:51 PM oh nm...i get it
17051. Magoseph - 10/17/2005 7:56:20 PM 3. couldn't read, nor write, maybe? 17052. Magoseph - 10/17/2005 7:57:04 PM Or, more likely, no e-mail then? 17053. The Summer Woman - 10/18/2005 3:17:48 PM judith - I am in Dallas. I will be here until Nov. 2. Maybe we could get together. I will get a day off at some point (or crack up first) - no joke. I am working long ours in an extremely stressful situation. 17054. alistairconnor - 10/18/2005 5:10:51 PM Looks like I'm going to be in Madrid for a couple of days a week in November and December.
I don't expect to meet anyone I know there...
I really ought to start learning Castilian really fast. 17055. judithathome - 10/18/2005 5:39:53 PM Summer Woman...you've got mail! 17056. Neato - 10/19/2005 1:19:10 AM I eat my peas with honey
I've done it all my life
It does look rather funny
But it keeps them on my knife
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