[QUOTE=Zeldar]
… what people go to a tailor to have done
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No, sorry – alterations is an olden oath – “What in ___!”
[QUOTE=twickster]
No, sorry – alterations is an olden oath – “What in ___!”
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Hee hee, you have to be kidding!
tarnation
is what silver and other precious metals do instead of rust
[QUOTE=Zeldar]
what silver and other precious metals do instead of rust
[/QUOTE]
Close, but no cigar. That’s the stuff you use to finish wood, or an old-fashioned name for nail polish.
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
Close, but no cigar. That’s the stuff you use to finish wood, or an old-fashioned name for nail polish.
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WIBD, you learn something new every day if you keep your eyes, ears and nostrils open.
I would have sworn that
varnish
was the name for a lot of dead, dying and hacked up bodies lying around after a wreck or a battle or a rock concert
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
Close, but no cigar. That’s the stuff you use to finish wood, or an old-fashioned name for nail polish.
[/QUOTE]
It’s not old-fashioned, it’s English. Anyway, varnish is when a house comes with chairs and tables and things already in it.
[QUOTE=Zeldar]
was the name for a lot of dead, dying and hacked up bodies lying around after a wreck or a battle or a rock concert
[/QUOTE]
No, no, no. That’s the name of that Egyptian temple right near the pyramid at Luxor.
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
No, no, no. That’s the name of that Egyptian temple right near the pyramid at Luxor.
[/QUOTE]
This is spooky! I honestly believe that both you and Really Not All That Bright with
furnished and Karnak
are thinking of that large container for burning coal or the heating unit employing other fuels
[QUOTE=Zeldar]
I believe what you’re thinking is a type of music, namely
[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the save, I understand now how the game works :smack:
[QUOTE=Pushkin]
Thanks for the save, I understand now how the game works :smack:
[/QUOTE]
Not to worry. Except by example and by adjusting to the flow of the thread I don’t think any “rules” have been spelled out precisely. I even asked a few posts back if there’s an official (or at least common) name for this activity.
[QUOTE=Zeldar]
..that large container for burning coal or the heating unit employing other fuels
[/QUOTE]
… if you were from Philly, I’d assume when you said furnaceyou were thinking of a famous architect from the turn of the last century, but since no one outside of Philly has heard of him, you’re probably actually thinking of a state of agitation.
ETA: Yeah, we’re definitely making this up as we go along.
[QUOTE=twickster]
… if you were from Philly, I’d assume when you said furnaceyou were thinking of a famous architect from the turn of the last century, but since no one outside of Philly has heard of him, you’re probably actually thinking of a state of agitation.
[/QUOTE]
Well, not being from that area I relied on Wikipedia to suggest that when you refer to
Furness
I have to believe you’re talking about the Contract Bridge term for making a low card win a trick when there are higher cards in play. (And I’ll leave the agitation thing for another offshoot if somebody else wants to go that way.)
[out of game]Wow. I’m truly impressed you got that one.[/oog]
Nope, sorry, finesse is an Irish beer.
[QUOTE=twickster]
[out of game]Wow. I’m truly impressed you got that one.[/oog]
Nope, sorry, finesse is an Irish beer.
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[OOG] Thanks, but it’s Wikipedia and not me [/OOG]
When you say
Guinness
aren’t you really thinking either about the little chickenlike fowl or that South Sea Island nation? Or one of those British coins?
[QUOTE=Zeldar]
aren’t you really thinking either about the little chickenlike fowl or that South Sea Island nation? Or one of those British coins?
[/QUOTE]
No, I’m thinking about the guy who played Daddy Warbucks in the film verson of Annie.
No, you’re thinking of Kevin’s girlfriend in The Wonder Years.
[QUOTE=twickster]
No, you’re thinking of Kevin’s girlfriend in The Wonder Years.
[/QUOTE]
Please! You’re thinking of the leader of Elton’s group called The Jets.
[QUOTE=Zeldar]
Please! You’re thinking of the leader of Elton’s group called The Jets.
[/QUOTE]
The same one who went on a crime spree with Clyde?
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
The same one who went on a crime spree with Clyde?
[/QUOTE]
Not that one. The one that hosted the Tonight Show before Leno
[QUOTE=Zeldar]
Not that one. The one that hosted the Tonight Show before Leno
[/QUOTE]
(watch me jump tracks!)
Oh, right, the guy whose last name meant the same as setting people’s stuff on fire.
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
(watch me jump tracks!)
Oh, right, the guy whose last name meant the same as setting people’s stuff on fire.
[/QUOTE]
Don’t be silly. That’s the poison that’s sometimes paired with “Old Lace.”