# "Pissing In Paris" -- The Colloquialism Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 8, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693 "2011-02-08T21:12:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/61 "2011-02-11T18:27:38Z")
Mucking the roof - Taking excessive care of the area that needs it least, while ignoring greater areas of need. Stirring the pudding. ---
**Author:** ![scamartistry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/62 "2011-02-11T21:43:47Z")
Stirring the pudding: doing something completely useless, pretend to be working to please your boss Doing the Arizona shuffle ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/63 "2011-02-13T03:36:34Z")
The retired pedestrian’s version of driving with your left turn blinker on. Stapling the steeple. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/64 "2011-02-13T04:54:57Z")
Stapling the Steeple: Making a stand against the popular opinion of “the” church by voicing dissent in public, ALA Martin Luther. Rocking The Board. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/65 "2011-02-13T15:50:34Z")
“Rocking The Board.” Making someone’s difficult situation even more difficult (as when someone is standing on a diving board or balance beam.) “She was behind schedule anyway, and now they’re rocking the board on her by moving up the deadline.” “Dancing with walnuts” ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/66 "2011-02-14T12:31:57Z")
when a drag queen forgets to tuckin(tuckback?) his genitals on based on a google add…Training Your Chihuahua ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/67 "2011-02-14T15:41:30Z")
For the uninspired: [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-02-09/](http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-02-09/) Training your Chihuahua - When a drag Queen’s . . .ahem . . . swings back into position on it’s own. Titrating to bowel tolerance ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/68 "2011-02-14T16:42:34Z")
Titrating to bowel tolerance - For the lactose-intolerant, figuring out how much cheese you can eat safely before all hell breaks loose. Playing chess with the blind. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/69 "2011-02-14T17:28:16Z")
Playing chess with the blind–Completely getting the wrong picture from something that’s said. “Yesterday I played chess with the blind.” “How do you play chess with the blind?” “It was the recording to the musical _Chess_, dummy.” Upping the ante with a garden hose. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/70 "2011-02-14T18:12:25Z")
‘Upping the ante with a garden hose’ Taking an irrevocable action sure to alienate the party involved. Asking your fiancee to have a threesome with the maid of honor really ups the ante with a garden hose. Retiring the elephant ---
**Author:** ![candide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@candide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candide)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/71 "2011-02-14T19:33:28Z")
Retiring the elephant : Beating the old man at hoops for the first time (see “The Grat Santini”) Chucking the Lug Nuts ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/72 "2011-02-15T12:47:53Z")
Finding out that the girl you brought home is pre-op transgenderd, and being cool with that next: reversing the polarity ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/73 "2011-02-15T15:18:05Z")
Using the same phrase over and over in an attempt to sound smart. Next: Petting a burning dog ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/74 "2011-02-15T20:03:08Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Next: Petting a burning dog Trying to help someone who is too absorbed in their own issues to notice. Next: Buying pajamas at Costco. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/75 "2011-02-15T21:51:36Z")
Buying pajamas at Costco – Purchasing something you don’t need (in this case, let’s assume you sleep in the raw) just because “the price is right” and you figure you can eventually sell the item for a profit/give it as a gift/have it available if a guest ever wants it. Explain my actual fortune from the Chinese buffet Sunday: “You are the mast of everything situation.” ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/76 "2011-02-15T22:16:30Z")
Mast of everything situation = A scenario in which an incompetent, arrogant jackass is put in charge. “They promoted the little dweeb to COO, and now it’s a mast of everything situation.” The cookie was dissing you, dude. “Stretch in the office.” ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/77 "2011-02-15T22:51:06Z")
> [@furt](#): > > “Stretch in the office.” Taking an action designed to make one feel better that really doesn’t. “After Kathy and I broke up I hit the bar scene for a while to lift my spirits, but it was really just a stretch in the office.” Double down in weasel town ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/78 "2011-02-15T23:01:45Z")
Paying the inflated interest on a loan from the mob. Scarfing the pie. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/79 "2011-02-16T00:45:36Z")
Scarfing the pie - rushing through a pleasurable act because you otherwise won’t have time for it at all. I went to the first act of the play, but I was scarfing the pie, and had to get back to the office before it was over. Wending toward Versaille ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693/80 "2011-02-16T05:08:27Z")
\*\*Wending toward Versaille \*\* In danger of winning a short-term victory that will leave your enemies seeking revenge over the longer term. having a bustle in one’s hedgerow _(okay, not original, but still undefined)_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-paris-the-colloquialism-game/570693.md?page=5)