# I just posted in Great Debates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-posted-in-great-debates/687426>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 1, 2014, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-posted-in-great-debates/687426 "2014-05-01T09:26:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-posted-in-great-debates/687426/21 "2014-05-02T17:38:50Z")

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> [@Becky2844](#):
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> Basically it means WAIT a minute.
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> I’m going to have to do a better job of noticing where I’m posting. 😛 I’ve gone to the Pit a few times but don’t feel comfortable there, either, but I think a lot of folks feel that way.  
> Just getting the hang of catching on to zombie threads.
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> Oh well, it’s a process…

Thanks for the reply. I’m generally interested in language and it’s usage. How do you pronounce “bow” in “Bow up and whoa there, jack”? Is it archery bow or ship’s bow? The “whoa there” part was obvious but the “bow up” has peaked my curiosity.

p.s. Post where you wish. Have fun. Share information. I believe the internet is far from a _“sticks and stones”_ kind of place. More of a “_words will never hurt me_” pub. Sometimes it helps to remember the words of Socrates who once said, “I drank what?” 😃

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**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-posted-in-great-debates/687426/22 "2014-05-02T23:34:19Z")

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Hey **doorhinge**. “Bow up and whoa” is “horse-talk.” Pull hard on the reins and the horse bows up. (Pronounced like hair bow, or bowl without the “L.”) Whoa of course is stop. And jack is what I call everybody when my mouth takes off before my brain does.

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**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-posted-in-great-debates/687426/23 "2014-05-02T23:43:08Z")

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> [@Mr\_Quatro](#):
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> GD always has someone lurking just for one reason to ask you for a cite and then they do more research than you do to prove you wrong … when they could’ve looked up their own damn cite in the first place and then they expect you to sit around all day playing ping pong with their wisdom compared to your wisdom.
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> They should call it the pit and get it over with … 😃
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> One more complaint if someone else has already had a thread on your subject your not suppose to bring it up … duh unwritten rules!
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> You don’t think this thread will go there do you?
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> I would hate for them to find out what I think lol

Does GD pick random threads to hash out? :eek:

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