# No Lollygagging **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366 "2014-01-09T16:00:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/1 "2014-01-09T16:00:45Z")
Move along. I’ll have no lollygagging, or bad jokes about other abuses of Lollies in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/2 "2014-01-09T16:03:34Z")
Are we talking ice lollies or lollipops? I’d rather not gag on either, but I like both. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/3 "2014-01-09T16:13:10Z")
It’s ‘l **a** llygagging’, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/4 "2014-01-09T16:38:59Z")
If I can’t lollygag, can I sit around and collect dust instead? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/5 "2014-01-09T17:01:27Z")
How about [Lollipop Bar](http://www.flickr.com/photos/thailanddelightscom/6035564934/), in the Nana Plaza red-light area in Bangkok? As for Lollipop1 (sic) BJ bar not too far away, I’d best let you google that on your own. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/6 "2014-01-09T17:12:49Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > If I can’t lollygag, can I sit around and collect dust instead? Dust collecting is an odd-sounding hobby but I think I can permit that. Do you prefer dried dirt, household lint, or general allergens? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/7 "2014-01-09T17:22:39Z")
That’s right, Lolly, I got your adverbs right here. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/8 "2014-01-09T18:16:58Z")
If we can’t gag Lally, how will we loit her? ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/9 "2014-01-09T18:34:35Z")
From _Bull Durham_: Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Larry: Lollygaggers. Skip: Lollygaggers! ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/10 "2014-01-09T18:58:09Z")
I am a master at lollygagging:D ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/11 "2014-01-09T19:09:49Z")
How about skylarking? Please tell me I’m free to skylark! ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/12 "2014-01-09T19:11:13Z")
As a representative of the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild, I’d like to emphasize that we have no affiliations with any other “Lolli-” groups or entities. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/13 "2014-01-09T19:26:20Z")
Ah…a Lawligagger, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/14 "2014-01-09T19:53:02Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > How about skylarking? Please tell me I’m free to skylark! Just don’t go off half-mast. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/15 "2014-01-09T20:13:06Z")
> [@The Great Sun Jester](#): > > Dust collecting is an odd-sounding hobby but I think I can permit that. Do you prefer dried dirt, household lint, or general allergens? I was thinking more along the lines of dust bunnies. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/16 "2014-01-09T20:30:12Z")
I worked with a guy from Knightstown who razzed his son about “ **nammyjacking around**.” I asked him what he meant, and he said it meant “intentionally wasting time.” Pretty much the same as lollygagging, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/17 "2014-01-09T20:56:59Z")
Anybody here remember the expression, “Fucking the dog”? As in: Q: Where’s Frank? He’s supposed to be unloading this pallet. A: Check the break room. He’s probably fucking the dog. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/18 "2014-01-09T21:01:01Z")
I don’t know that one, but “screwed the pooch” means “made a terrible mistake” in some circles. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/19 "2014-01-09T21:25:03Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Anybody here remember the expression, “Fucking the dog”? You’re fucking this dog, I’m just holding the tail. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366/20 "2014-01-10T02:23:25Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Anybody here remember the expression, “Fucking the dog”? > > As in: > > Q: Where’s Frank? He’s supposed to be unloading this pallet. > A: Check the break room. He’s probably fucking the dog. Oh damn. You mean I wasn’t supposed to take that literally? Hope no pics were taken. :smack: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-lollygagging/678366.md?page=2)