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Quotethank-you-ma'am \THANK-yoo-mam\ noun
a bump or depression in a road; especially a ridge or hollow made across a road on a hillside to cause water to run off
so then what is the origin of the noun "how's-your-father"??
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JENNR8R 0
The origin of the expression 'how's your father' can be traced back to Victorian times. In those days any man with a daughter was so protective of her virtue that he would take extraordinary measures to safeguard it. Unmarried girls would be kept within the bosom of their family as much as possible, chaperoned on excursions, and on those occasions when they were let out of bounds for social events, their fathers would often accompany them discreetly by hiding underneath their voluminous skirts ready to pounce on any man who transgressed the bounds of propriety.
However, a father with more than one daughter couldn't be everywhere at once. Thus, a suitor having a discreet vis-a-vis with his beloved would cautiously ascertain her father's whereabouts by asking, 'And how is your father?' If her father was currently under her skirts, she would glance downwards and reply, 'My father is very well, thank you, and as alert and vigorous as ever, and maintains his interest in rusty castrating implements.' Her beau would then say, 'I have always had the greatest respect for your father, and of course for you. Let us hold hands and think about the Queen for a while.' If, on the other hand, her father was elsewhere, she would reply, 'The mad old bastard is currently stationed between my sister Constance's thighs. Let us go into the garden and rut like stoats.'
Hence, 'How's your father' became a euphemism for you-know-what. I imagine it never caught on in France because Frenchmen didn't care who shagged their daughters as long as they could watch.
However, a father with more than one daughter couldn't be everywhere at once. Thus, a suitor having a discreet vis-a-vis with his beloved would cautiously ascertain her father's whereabouts by asking, 'And how is your father?' If her father was currently under her skirts, she would glance downwards and reply, 'My father is very well, thank you, and as alert and vigorous as ever, and maintains his interest in rusty castrating implements.' Her beau would then say, 'I have always had the greatest respect for your father, and of course for you. Let us hold hands and think about the Queen for a while.' If, on the other hand, her father was elsewhere, she would reply, 'The mad old bastard is currently stationed between my sister Constance's thighs. Let us go into the garden and rut like stoats.'
Hence, 'How's your father' became a euphemism for you-know-what. I imagine it never caught on in France because Frenchmen didn't care who shagged their daughters as long as they could watch.
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ones? -- Monday.
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normiss 898
I've oft wondered about "Pardon my French" and wht the eff do the French say when the say f00k?
we humans are just silly!
we humans are just silly!
normiss 898
bump
new one I'm curious about...
"cool beans"
I hate that silly saying but am intrigued as to it's origins.
Come on Jenn...we know you can!
new one I'm curious about...
"cool beans"
I hate that silly saying but am intrigued as to it's origins.
Come on Jenn...we know you can!
PLFXpert 0
I used to say "cool beans" a lot.
It's an 80s term.
Edit: And I still say "Pardon my french."
It's an 80s term.
Edit: And I still say "Pardon my french."
Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
JENNR8R 0
I found two possibilities of the origin of the words cool beans. They both agree that it started in the 80s:
The phrase started up in the 1980s by teens in the United States. It's an offshoot of the use of the word "cool" that had been in existence since the 1940s. That usage was associated with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s, especially Charlie Parker's 1947 record Cool Blues.
or
Abney Park Vocabulary
Like any good world, the world of Abney Park has slowly been developing its own vocabulary. This new language has been spreading like wildfire, and we've seen it crop up in the oddest of places. Some of these words come from Kristina, who's childhood nonsense words still permeate her daily vocabulary (and have been creeping into the rest of ours as well!). The other words and expressions come from Abney Park songs.
Basically, cool beans means "Neato" or "great!," it an explicative. The origin of "cool Beans", as far as we can trace it, came from the commercial for Bushes Baked Beans, where a talking dog requested "Roll that beautiful bean footage!." Soon after the commercial aired, Kristina began yelling "Beans!" so often, that when Robert (singer) and Kristina (keyboards) were married, the tradition of throwing rice at the newlyweds was replaced by enthusiastic wedding guests throwing beans at Robert and Kristina as they rushed to their car.
The phrase started up in the 1980s by teens in the United States. It's an offshoot of the use of the word "cool" that had been in existence since the 1940s. That usage was associated with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s, especially Charlie Parker's 1947 record Cool Blues.
or
Abney Park Vocabulary
Like any good world, the world of Abney Park has slowly been developing its own vocabulary. This new language has been spreading like wildfire, and we've seen it crop up in the oddest of places. Some of these words come from Kristina, who's childhood nonsense words still permeate her daily vocabulary (and have been creeping into the rest of ours as well!). The other words and expressions come from Abney Park songs.
Basically, cool beans means "Neato" or "great!," it an explicative. The origin of "cool Beans", as far as we can trace it, came from the commercial for Bushes Baked Beans, where a talking dog requested "Roll that beautiful bean footage!." Soon after the commercial aired, Kristina began yelling "Beans!" so often, that when Robert (singer) and Kristina (keyboards) were married, the tradition of throwing rice at the newlyweds was replaced by enthusiastic wedding guests throwing beans at Robert and Kristina as they rushed to their car.
What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
ones? -- Monday.
ones? -- Monday.
PLFXpert 0
QuoteThe phrase started up in the 1980s by teens in the United States. It's an offshoot of the use of the word "cool" that had been in existence since the 1940s. That usage was associated with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s, especially Charlie Parker's 1947 record Cool Blues.
You Google girl, you.
Those were the first two links!!!
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ExAFO 0
"Crepuscular."
Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW.
JENNR8R 0
I used to say "cool beans" a lot.
Naturally, the popularity of the words can be attributed to everyone copying PLFXpert. She's groovy...
What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
ones? -- Monday.
ones? -- Monday.
rhys 0
'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconio'
it's a lung disease!
i'm trying to give uo smoking![[:/]](/uploads/emoticons/dry.png "[:/]")
it's a lung disease!
i'm trying to give uo smoking
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PLFXpert 0
You're so sweet.
There is only word I INSIST originated from my mouth and that word is: Shmack.
I've noted various other things I'm convinced of too in these forums (I just know I have a spy.
), but that's neither here, nor there...Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
Next up, googlyfuck.
Blues,
Dave
Blues,
Dave
"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)
(drink Mountain Dew)
JENNR8R 0
There is only word I INSIST originated from my mouth and that word is: Shmack.
I like your clothing line:
http://www.shmackclothing.com/
What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy
ones? -- Monday.
ones? -- Monday.
PLFXpert 0
You got me.
I love how it says "Available at 'Up Against The Wall' and 'Fine Retailers'".
Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
Kewl I know that one...I just want to see one in person...
I have seen the aftermaths of some here in the NW
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