New CH.com Forum | |
http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl
Daily Chat >> General Posts >> Is what we say what we mean ???? http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1211420964 Message started by Barry_T_Coles on May 21st, 2008 at 9:49pm |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Jonny on May 21st, 2008 at 9:53pm
Oh, you will know what im talking about, bro......LOL ;)
|
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Brew on May 21st, 2008 at 9:54pm Quote:
Yes. No. Wait. I didn't go yet. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Jimi on May 21st, 2008 at 9:55pm
Some of those were hilarious! I even knew about 50% of them. Between you and Helen, my vocabulary is grown tremendously. ;;D
|
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Charlotte on May 21st, 2008 at 10:10pm
I like them - I will try to memorize them.
Charlotte |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by barry_sword on May 21st, 2008 at 10:12pm
Barry, thanks for sharing that. I think your name is very cool also! [smiley=cool2.gif]
The other Barry. 8) |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Linda_Howell on May 21st, 2008 at 10:39pm Barry, thank you for that. Fair dinkum mate. From California... I wish you good surf...and Kyabunga! |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 21st, 2008 at 11:59pm Linda_Howell wrote on May 21st, 2008 at 10:39pm:
You say Kyabunga, we say Kowabunga. Cheers Barry |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Linda_Howell on May 22nd, 2008 at 12:13am and you say potatoes and we say kelp. you say put another shrimp on the Bar-bee...and we say surfs up and where's my Martini.? You talk about 'Joeys'....and we talk about Brad Pitts. Its just semantics my friend. Only words... ;) But then again I'm from the coast that matters. ;;DThe "Other" coast is full of their own sayings. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by AussieBrian on May 22nd, 2008 at 12:27am Linda_Howell wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 12:13am:
Truth is, we don't say that at all. It was used by Paul Hogan in an ad for the Australian Tourist Commission and we shrank in embarressment. You see, what others call a shrimp is known here as a prawn and we never put them on the barby, either. (Though we do now and they're terrific so at least some good came from it.) |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 22nd, 2008 at 2:18am Linda_Howell wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 12:13am:
That's what we on the west coast call tother siders, cept for Queenslanders who are a national icon in thier own state. Cheers Barry |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Linda_Howell on May 22nd, 2008 at 2:31am Hmmm. All ya gotta do is hear someone from Boston(Baston) speak you and you'll know exactly what I am referring to. All "Coasts" are not created equal. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Paul98 on May 22nd, 2008 at 5:13am
You forgot one Barry.
He's a real Wambat. Thankfully I have never been accused of being one ;) -P. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by sandie99 on May 22nd, 2008 at 5:47am
So, shall I start teaching you guys Finnish one day soon...? ;)
Sanna |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by debOUCH on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:21am
that was great barry! I also knew a few, and as Jimi said, learned alot from you and helen..............i just love reading helen's posts! Plan on throwing some out at work today, just for "shits & giggles" ................
deb |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by debOUCH on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:23am
would love 2 learn some Finnish, Sanna!!!!
deb ;;D |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by BarbaraD on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:39am
Great Barry.
We all have our "language". Down here in Texas we talk "real" slow so everyone can "understand" what we "mean" and ya know, people still think we're retarded. :D Like when I'm really ticked at someone, I just hug their neck and say, "Well, bless your little heart honey." Now if they're from the North, they think I don't understand enough to be ticked off - BUT if they're from the south they know I just called them a slimy bastard/bitch. ;) This thread is good -- we all need to learn new languages and maybe we could communicate better (still have my doubts about learning Californian but..... ;;D - ok Linda I'm open game now :-* :-* ) Hugs BD |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by AussieBrian on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:58am Paul98 wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 5:13am:
C'mon, Barry. You started this. Explain the the real reason to our good friend Paul. Just remember that children read this site, too. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Paul98 on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:31am AussieBrian wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:58am:
Well, I might be 1/2 Wombat; I eats...roots, but not leaves. ;) You are lucky Helen [smiley=laugh.gif] -P. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by LeLimey on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:33am Paul98 wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:31am:
Okay boys - which of you are going to tell him what a root is?! LMAO |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Mosaicwench on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:44am
I used to know an Aussie woman.
What happened to "gone beyond the black stump" (which I took to mean gone over the edge) and "Cooey Cobber" - which I believe is like hello??? Add Midwestern speak to the coastal speak and we'll confuse everyone. The old-timers here add "aina" to the end of every sentence. "Nice Day, aina?" "Gonna eat that last brat, aina?" Aina fills in alternately for "isn't it" and "ok". A lot of sentence structure is weird because they structure their English as they would their original German or Polish. "Want to come with?" is a complete sentence here. "Throw the cow over the fence some hay once" quite literally means give the cow some hay. And the ultimate "Wisconsin-speak" sentence I've ever heard: "Come over by my house and whistle me out so my mother can see who I hang by." Translation: When you reach my house, whistle for me so my mother can meet you. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Kevin_M on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:34am
In a poem full of the polysemy of color words, red for going in the Sun, coupled with a flag that has black above and red below the horizon of the Sun, the symbolism of red would seem similar to speaker and spoken to. Being the flag is Aboriginal though, we'll probably never know the true meaning of it.
|
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Paul98 on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:39am wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:33am:
I was using root as a verb! Sheesh!!! -P. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by George_J on May 22nd, 2008 at 10:01am Paul98 wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:39am:
Even worse, probably. :P Best, George |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Charlie on May 22nd, 2008 at 10:48am |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Linda_Howell on May 22nd, 2008 at 3:21pm |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by deltadarlin on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:54pm
Here's a bit of *Southernese* (and damned near each *area* (I do not speak *Alabamian*) has it's own particular *accent*.
Howdy - A warm and friendly informal salutation. Short for “how are you doing”. “Howdy, ya’ll from around here.” It doesn't get any better than that for inquiring in a non-threatening manner. Ain’t - Although this word is used all over the US it is particularly prevalent in the South. However, this isn’t proper English. Ya’ll - short for “you all” or “all of you”. Its use is appropriate when addressing more than one person, but southerners use it all the time. Let’s face it, this is a great word. It rolls off the tongue and immediately identifies the speaker as a southerner, or a user of southern vocabulary. Reckon - to regard or think of. Yonder - over there. Young'uns - children. 'uns can be added as a suffix to many adjectives such as “big’uns”. It means “ones”. Towhead - small blond child. Smack dab - directly. Mess - a lot. (We caught a mess of fish.) Bread basket - stomach. Hunkey Dorey - great! Tarnation - used to indicate surprise. Red-bugs - chiggers. Fixin’ to - getting ready to. Hissy fit - temper tantrum. hankering-desire I'll swanny-I'm surprised Sumb!tch 'mater or 'tater-tomato or potato as in "want sum 'maters fer supper?" ignernt-ignorant Sugar-endearment as in , sugar, come here* Catty wampus-crooked, not level. Colloquialisms Full as a tick- He was full as a tick after eating that meal. Crooked as a dog's hind leg (self explanatory) Like a milk bucket under a bull-useless Gully Washer-lots of rain Fit to be tied-aggravated Scarce as a hen's teeth (ever look in a hen's mouth?) Make hay while the sun shines (self-explanatory) lord willin and the creek dont rise (self-explanatory) fiddle fartin around-wasting time Get off your high horse-quit being so snotty. She/he's gettin' to big for her/his britches-kid acting up Bless your little peapicking heart-usually used to thank someone when they've gone out of their way to do something for someone. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by KJ on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:35pm Barry_T_Coles wrote on May 21st, 2008 at 9:49pm:
Man, I love a lot of these. I use a lot of the ones from the USA. But I'm stuck on this one. What happened to poor Granny? Was she doing wash? Or, did she get caught in a sticky situation? Maybe she is a know it all, and we're glad she got in trouble? I just don't know.....but it makes me laugh anyway ;;D |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Charlie on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:47pm
Funny stuff kids.
It's not fair. Western New Yorkers sound like Weather Channel personalities and y'all have hit every oddball thing I know of. New York State has some different accents but only the City seems fun to me. Parts of Buffalo can sound a bit like Brooklyn now and then but not like it used to. Charlie |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:12pm
Interesting!
We are thousands of Kilometers apart & can still use the same abbreviated words that mean the same thing or have saying that are very close. Ain’t - Although this word is used all over the US it is particularly prevalent in the South. However, this isn’t proper English. Reckon - to regard or think of. Young'uns - children. 'uns can be added as a suffix to many adjectives such as “big’uns”. It means “ones”. Used in Oz for children along with Rug rats & ankle biters. Smack dab - directly. Bread basket - stomach. Hunkey Dorey - great! Colloquialisms Full as a tick- He was full as a tick after eating that meal. That’s one we use plus he’s as full as a bull – blind rotten drunk. Crooked as a dog's hind leg (self explanatory) Like a milk bucket under a bull-useless We use – about as usefull as tits on a bull Fit to be tied-aggravated Scarce as a hen's teeth (ever look in a hen's mouth?) And scarce as rocking horse shit. Make hay while the sun shines (self-explanatory) lord willin and the creek dont rise (self-explanatory) fiddle fartin around-wasting time Get off your high horse-quit being so snotty. She/he's gettin' to big for her/his britches-kid acting up. We also tend to take small words and rime slang them like: China plate – Mate. Dogs eye – small meat pie eaten at the football game. And you couldn’t have a dogs eye without covering it with some dead horse – tomato sauce (ketchup). Billy lid – kid (child) A billy is a container for boiling water in to make tea, an essential part of a bushies swag. Cheers Barry |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by barry_sword on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:21pm
LMAO [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif]
Thanks Barry ;) |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Mosaicwench on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:41pm
I always heard "you'll get your tit in a wringer" if I did something bad.
Wringer refers to the wringer of and old wringer washer. |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:41pm Mosaicwench wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:44am:
"gone beyond the black stump" means going further out into the bush than you normally would or descriptive of a place that is a long way away from where you currently are. Cooey has a couple of uses; one is as you have said & is like saying G’day Mate. The main use for Cooey is when searching for others in the bush, its one of the very few sounds that can be made by the human voice that can travel significant distances in the bush & is called out with this sounding, Cooooooo ey. It was commonly used when searching for people lost in the bush. Cheers Barry |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Jonny on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:45pm deltadarlin wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:54pm:
Its in the dictionary aint it? :-/ |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Barry_T_Coles on May 22nd, 2008 at 9:47pm Paul98 wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 8:31am:
Paul I'm starting to think you may have a bit of Aussie blood in you, you got both Wombat explainations spot on. Cheers Barry |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Charlie on May 22nd, 2008 at 10:17pm
"Get her tit caught in a ringer" is something used as a threat too.
I've heard that "ain't" appears in some dictionaries too, Jonny. Some people in parts of Pennsylvania refer to house cleaning by saying "Red" the house. I think I have that right. Charlie |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Langa on May 22nd, 2008 at 11:07pm
I'm confused...I'm still struggling with the different Spanish dialects. That's all I have to say about that.
Langa |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by Racer1_NC on May 23rd, 2008 at 11:41pm deltadarlin wrote on May 22nd, 2008 at 7:54pm:
Finally.....someone on here I can understand. ;;D B |
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by LeLimey on May 24th, 2008 at 5:41am
All I know is whether you understand me or not.. you all know damn well what I mean when I say anything LOL
|
Title: Re: Is what we say what we mean ???? Post by BarbaraD on May 24th, 2008 at 7:45am
There is ONE universal word that is used most often in most states and countries -- HUH?
It's meaning is very clear -- What the hell do you mean? :D this thread is great and hillarious. It's so interesting - some of the things we use in everyday speaking and the meanings behind them. I had a neighbor from South LA -- she "swiped" the floor while I "mopped" it. We had a meet and greet in FL and had attendants from Boston, NC, Texas, GA, Indiana and FL. There was a lot of "HUH's" (especially when Nancy C. was talking :) ) going on that weekend. Hugs BD |
New CH.com Forum » Powered by YaBB 2.4! YaBB © 2000-2009. All Rights Reserved. |