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I @#$% Knew It!
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I @#$% Knew It!
by SciFi Chick » Fri May 16, 2014 11:47 pm
"Do not speak badly of yourself, for the warrior that is inside you hears your words and is lessened by them." -David Gemmel
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Re: I @#$% Knew It!
by SciFiFisher » Sat May 17, 2014 4:39 am
There is no damn way. My mother washed my mouth out with soap. It must have been bad.
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Re: I @#$% Knew It!
by Sigma_Orionis » Sat May 17, 2014 12:06 pm
Let me guess, you say "Gee Willikers!" instead of "Oh Shit!" 
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Re: I @#$% Knew It!
by Loresinger » Sun May 18, 2014 2:23 pm
its interesting you say that .. my mom had all types of sayings that I have no idea from where they originate
For example
a lick and a promise - that meant iron it or clean it up (but sounds much more interesting in modern vernacular)
here is what I found out:
Meaning
A cursory effort, for instance at painting or tidying up. It alludes to the perfunctory washing performed by children.
Origin
This is colloquial English and the first record of it in print that I can find is in the English newspaper The Era, March 1848:
...polish here, brush there, slop at one place, give a lick and a promise at another...
For example
a lick and a promise - that meant iron it or clean it up (but sounds much more interesting in modern vernacular)
here is what I found out:
Meaning
A cursory effort, for instance at painting or tidying up. It alludes to the perfunctory washing performed by children.
Origin
This is colloquial English and the first record of it in print that I can find is in the English newspaper The Era, March 1848:
...polish here, brush there, slop at one place, give a lick and a promise at another...
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Re: I @#$% Knew It!
by SciFiFisher » Sun May 18, 2014 5:01 pm
Sigma_Orionis wrote:Let me guess, you say "Gee Willikers!" instead of "Oh Shit!"
Until my mom figures it out it's "Sheznai!"
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Re: I @#$% Knew It!
by Sigma_Orionis » Sun May 18, 2014 7:58 pm
Knowing brite, she going to give your mother a Chinese Language course........
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