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Subject: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Little Hawk Date: 07 Jan 01 - 06:36 PM Click for the 'PermaThread™: List of all joke threads'For all you pedants and linguistic experts out there... What's the difference between: 1. Odds and ends 2. Helter and skelter 3. a nook and a cranny (I already got that answered once, but it's too good not to include in this list...) 4. higgledy and piggledy 5. tweedledum and tweedledee 6. a rock and a hard place And so on... Got any more of these??? - LH |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: wysiwyg Date: 07 Jan 01 - 06:55 PM Well, Hawk, I do know this. I used to think there were two kinds of people-- install the toilet paper rolling overhand, or install it underhand. Now I have learned that there are indeed two kinds of people, but it comes down to, do you or do you not change the TP? Which way it rolls is of no moment. And I used to care! Un-be-flicking-lievable! I think a nook is rounder and roomier, and a cranny more vertical and narrow. Can't help much with the rest. Hey, BTW, ask hess woulja-- what happed to the pix? Be well! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: CarolC Date: 07 Jan 01 - 06:58 PM My head from a... (never mind) |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: catspaw49 Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:07 PM I think your problem is obvious Hawk. Observe the two diagrams below:
Diagram A --- O Which one is your ass and which one is a hole in the ground? Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Burke Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:10 PM Just a gurss: Odds are what's left over when distributing items evenly. Say 5 apples between 2 people. Ends are what's left after cutting pieces of cloth, paper, whatever to a desired size.
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Matt_R Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:15 PM When the wind is north-northwesterly, I can tell a little hawk from a handsaw. |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Troll Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:23 PM Sorta like a horse chestnut and a chestnut horse? How 'bout flotsam and jetsam. troll |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Bill D Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:42 PM "Let the threads creep where they may" ...so while you are at it, contemplate the differences between..'amble'..'sashay'..'saunter'..'traipse'...'sidle' ..and 'walk'...(and probably 3-4 more) and I always wondered if the were 'real' technical differences between 'couch', 'sofa', 'divan', 'settee', etc..... Tweeedledum accused Tweedledee of theft
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: GUEST Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:59 PM Ah, hah! Good stuff! We are getting answers. And some of them even make sense. Spaw - I don't know which is which...I'm confused. Of course I seldom actually get a look at my own ass, so maybe that's why. I will have to get a small mirror and check this out. Stay tuned. Troll - flotsam and jetsam is a beauty! Wish I'd thought of it. Bill D - amble: to walk in a relaxed manner, as if with no particular objective in mind. saunter: similar to amble, but with more style, and possibly with a specific objective in this case, but not necessarily. sashay: a form of sauntering done by attractive females, specially in the Old South. traipse: same as sashay, but less confined to the Old South. Gals have been traipsing ever since the dawn of time. sidle: an approach utilizing a certain degree of stealth, usually with a specific objective in mind, often one which is to the disadvantage of the "sidlee" (the one being sidled up to). walk - boring, boring, boring... perambulate - a very long way to say "walk". Conveys a certain sense of gravity, breeding and distinction. Usually happens in England or various parts of the Empire, as it used to be called, when the world was half coloured in pink on every map. stride - a very firm, purposeful walk. shamble - an incoherent, apelike gait, denoting extremely primitive characteristics or possibly drunkeness. shuffle - not lifting the feet enough when walking. Okay? - LH
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Burke Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:08 PM Bill D., don't forget to add davenport to your couch, sofa list. I didn't have a clue what one was for years. |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Little Hawk Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:12 PM teeter and totter? - LH |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: little john cameron Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:15 PM Listen here ye guys,ah pit "Between a rock an a hard place"in mah search engine an came up wi a PORN SITE.Tae mak maitters worse ah couldnae get rid o them as anither ane popped up as fast as ah could shut them doon.Then on tap o that mah dochter cam in an caught me.Ah blamed it little hawk. ljc(red faced} |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Matt_R Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:21 PM Or Frick & Frack! |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Little Hawk Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:22 PM Yeah. Those multiple porn sites are a pain. The only way to stop them loading is to shut down or reboot the machine. Deny, Little John! Deny, deny, deny! - LH |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: little john cameron Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:31 PM Aye noo ye tell me,too late noo. ljc |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Little Hawk Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:39 PM Actually, you can get rid of them by disconnecting from the net too...and then deleting the ones that are onscreen...I think. But for a fast escape nothing beats rebooting. One other remedy is to shoot the computer in self-defense, like Elvis did with his TV, but it's an expensive method... - LH |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Bugsy Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:56 PM I too typed in A Rock And A Hard Place in my search engine and came up with this! Makes you think don't it. CHeers Bugsy Link fixed - JoeClone |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Bugsy Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:59 PM Oops! Try This Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Benjamin Date: 07 Jan 01 - 09:07 PM I can tell the difference between a presure washer and an air compresser! I can also tell the difference between pop and smooth jazz! |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: little john cameron Date: 07 Jan 01 - 09:19 PM Jings Bugsy,is that whit turns ye on.Ah'll stick wi the porn thanks very much. ljc |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: paddymac Date: 07 Jan 01 - 09:35 PM Drill Instructors used to tell recruits that they (the lowly recurits) couldn't tell shit from shinola.
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Bill D Date: 07 Jan 01 - 10:23 PM no, no, no! You DON'T have to re-boot when you hit one of those stupid porn sites! You need a firewall, like ZoneAlarm !!..or AtGuard (I use both at once)(I'll see if I can find a still valid link for AtGuard)...they control the javascript that makes those new popups and stop cookies and hackers, too....**AND**...in Netscape, (and probably somewhere in IE5, you get 'some' control by using the dropdown menu under 'back', so you can skip that '0' site that stands between you and backing out of the damn trap! I haven't had to fight one of those trap sites in MANY months. Honest, it really works!...ZoneAlarm seems to THE freeware firewall these days, but I love the features of AtGuard, too..(it was bought by Norton, and is now part of their $$$firewall system but everyone says the original free one was better) |
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Subject: What the diff. bet flotsam and jetsam From: Tom D. Date: 08 Jan 01 - 12:05 AM The flotsam and jetsam query from the thread about 'what's the difference between' is easy: When a sailing ship was being pursued by another with hostile intentions, stuff (sometimes, even cannon!) would be thrown overboard in an attempt to gain speed and distance from the pursuer/attacker. The stuff thrown overboard is 'jetsam.' If that was not successful, and the hostile ship caught up and inflicted enough damage to sink the ship, the stuff that rose back up to the surface was the 'flotsam.' Thus, jetsam is the stuff that is thrown overboard (i.e., jettisoned( and flotsam is the stuff that floats back up to the surface. Let's hear it for Patrick O'Brien!! Tom D.
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: wysiwyg Date: 08 Jan 01 - 12:23 AM You guys are lame, you missed the best one! Whaddaya think-- if you give tit for tat, is that an even trade, and how are they different? Which one is better to get? Do you think TAT used to have another letter in it that would clear it up but it got lost in the folk process? (Got folked up?) I guess it's six of one and half a dozen of the other. That is, if you go for the group thing. ~Susan *G*G*G* What a relief to lighten the hell UP again!!!! I blame Little Hawk, he brings it out in me! |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Little Hawk Date: 08 Jan 01 - 12:51 AM That flotsam and jetsam answer is fantastic! Hooray for Patrick O'Brien. I read one of his books in which a small brig is being pursued by 3 French men-of-war. The captain of the British brig throws over every single one of his prized cannons, plus everything else he can think of in order to lighten the ship and escape...all to no avail...they finally catch up with him, and he is forced to surrender his ship, which he does, most regretfully. A fascinating incident. Opposing captains and officers were treated quite chivalrously in those days once they had surrendered, getting to dine with the officers to whom they had surrendered, and socialize with them on a regular basis during the rest of the voyage. As for the enlisted men, they were offered a chance to join the other navy, and sometimes did. If not, they were held prisoner until a prisoner exchange could be arranged. The sailing ships were far more often captured than sunk. In many ways, their wars were more humane than has been the case in more recent historical times. - LH |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: wysiwyg Date: 08 Jan 01 - 02:09 AM Men! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: GUEST,Thom M. at work Date: 08 Jan 01 - 03:12 AM what about? Hunky Dory Okey dokey Hither and Yon Up and About Up and Att'em Screwed, blued, and tattooed muck and mire rhythem and blues (no, I don't mean the only two approved methods of birth control for catholics)*BG* Spic and span touchy feely That's enough for now I guess. Thom |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Ella who is Sooze Date: 08 Jan 01 - 05:10 AM Tweedledum and tweedledee were twins... Muck and Mire... You fall in the muck and then you have to get out of the mire! Mire = kind of mucky bog... Hither and Yon = Here and over there |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: GUEST,micca at work Date: 08 Jan 01 - 07:28 AM What is missing from the Flotsam/jetsam explanation is that jetsam was intentionally thrown overboard,not only in the specialised circumstances of war, but in other situations where the safety of the ship was compromised and often buoyed up or otherwise marked for later recovery, and therfore remained the property of the ship, flotsam was stuff that floated free from a wreck and was Treasure Trove if washed ashore and therefore the subject of a crowners (Coroners) court in the UK,who would decide ownership. If it hadnt been " dissappeared" by beachcombers. |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: GUEST,micca at work Date: 08 Jan 01 - 07:29 AM What is missing from the Flotsam/jetsam explanation is that jetsam was intentionally thrown overboard,not only in the specialised circumstances of war, but in other situations where the safety of the ship was compromised and often buoyed up or otherwise marked for later recovery, and therfore remained the property of the ship, flotsam was stuff that floated free from a wreck and was Treasure Trove if washed ashore and therefore the subject of a crowners (Coroners) court in the UK,who would decide ownership. If it hadnt been " dissappeared" by beachcombers. |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: mousethief Date: 08 Jan 01 - 12:46 PM Actually (PEDANT ALERT!) there is a difference between flotsam and jetsam. Flotsam is stuff that FLOATS overboard (by a wave smacking into it, for example) whereas jetsam is stuff that is JETTISONED overboard on purpose. Alex |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: GUEST,Professor Boligraffo Date: 08 Jan 01 - 07:19 PM Many of your queries could be easily resolved by reference to the complete Oxford English Dictionary. One wonders, given the vast body of cultural, artistic, scientfic, philosophic and general intellectual endeavour achieved by humanity to date, why anyone would wish to dwell on such mundain absurdities as the interpretation of clichee. |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: mousethief Date: 08 Jan 01 - 07:26 PM What DO they teach them in these schools? |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Matt_R Date: 08 Jan 01 - 07:28 PM The only difference That I see Is you are exactly the same As you used to be |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: sophocleese Date: 08 Jan 01 - 08:02 PM What's the difference between a duck? |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Bill D Date: 08 Jan 01 - 09:14 PM because if either of it's legs are both the same |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Burke Date: 08 Jan 01 - 09:28 PM Perfesser, making things up is more fun than the OED, but here's one for ya, just ta keep ya happy:
higgledy-piggledy, adv., n., and a. 1598 FLORIO, Alla rappa, snatchingly, higledi-pigledie, shiftingly, nap and run. Ibid., Alla rinfusa, pelmell, helterskelter, higledi-pigledie.
Other usages and spellings:
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 08 Jan 01 - 09:38 PM What we need is a bootleg link to the Complete Oxford English Dictionary...This site gives you a Word a Day, and lots of other good stuff - but to get to the full dictionary you've got to have a password. And here is the Word of the Day for today, ramify Fascinating stuff, with all the quotes and that. |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Burke Date: 08 Jan 01 - 09:42 PM I wouldn't know how, but besides, for that I could probably loose my job. |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Bert Date: 09 Jan 01 - 05:32 PM Muck is manure. Mire is plain old mud (clean dirt) |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: GUEST,ickle dorritt Date: 09 Jan 01 - 05:48 PM OK then what is the difference between rock and roll? |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Bert Date: 09 Jan 01 - 05:53 PM 'Rock'ing is a forward and backward motion like a rocking chair. 'Roll'ing is from side to side as in "Rolling Home" |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: GUEST,petr Date: 09 Jan 01 - 06:18 PM how about country and western. my favourite is the mavens word of the day here http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/ |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: wysiwyg Date: 09 Jan 01 - 06:27 PM Yeah, if it was Rock and Go, they'd pitch off the stage headfirst into the first row (hmmm!) or body slam the proscenium. This way they get to slide out sideways. Brings to mind the pit and the pendulum... ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Les B Date: 09 Jan 01 - 08:57 PM My daughter asked me this the other day and I'm still pondering -- when you can't see you're "blind" when you can't hear you're "deaf" - when you can't talk you're "dumb" - what's it called when you can't smell, or can't taste ??? (other than tasteless!) |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Matt_R Date: 09 Jan 01 - 09:10 PM olfactronically impaired (it's PC) |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Karen_H Date: 10 Jan 01 - 12:16 AM Frick and Frack were ice skaters who were brothers (at least according to my Aunt who saw then in her youth). |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Little Hawk Date: 11 Jan 01 - 02:30 PM Okay, Spaw...I have FINALLY figured it out! ...I think... You asked: I think your problem is obvious Hawk. Observe the two diagrams below: Diagram A --- O Diagram B --- O Which one is your ass and which one is a hole in the ground? Okay...neither one of them is my ass! This is now confirmed beyond any shadow of a doubt, by direct observation, by holding a small mirror and adjusting the light just so. What they are is, one of them is Little Orphan Annie's right eye, and the other is her left eye, and she is obviously lying down on her side, facing the viewer, but I don't know which is the right eye and which is the left, cos I don't know which direction she's lying in. Either that or it could be Sandy's eyes...or Daddy Warbucks' eyes...or Punjab's eyes...or...Shit! This isn't getting us anywhere, is it? Be that as it may, Spaw, I feel duty bound to tell you that in your posting which I pasted above you neglected to place a comma before the word "Hawk". You're slipping, son. Time for some summer courses. - LH
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Benjamin Date: 11 Jan 01 - 03:22 PM Can anyone tell the difference between butter and I can't believe it's not butter? How about Diet Dr. Pepper and regular Dr. Pepper? |
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Subject: RE: BS - what's the difference between..... From: Troll Date: 11 Jan 01 - 03:44 PM Which would YOU rather be? Or an elephant. Because each of his legs is shorter than the other. troll |
