Yeah, that's a definition but I'm curious as to the derivation. I liked this: piss on your chips v. To put yourself at a long-term disadvantage through a foolhardy short-term action. As in "Beckham really pissed on his chips when he kicked that Argie".
I just saw Bend it Like Beckham. Fun little movie that I highly recommend. -Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:56 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Britishisms (was RE: 28 Days Later) > > > Definition from the profanisaurus: > > pants 1. interj. Exclamation of dismay. 2. n. Rubbish; shit; > pig's arse; bollocks. As in: "You're talking pants!". > > http://www.viz.co.uk/profanisaurus/propagesA_Z/page_p.htm > > There are quite a few definitions of Piss related entries > there too - warning, not for the easily offended. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 20 June 2003 13:42 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Britishisms (was RE: 28 Days Later) > > > > > > Bit of an understatement? I've always taken it as an offshoot > > of "that's a load of crap". Crap in the pants, thus it's > > absolute pants. > > > > I still haven't quite grasped the multifacted use of "piss". > > Taking the piss as in pulling my leg, piss as in beer, etc. > > Etymology anyone? > > > > -Kevin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:25 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: 28 Days Later > > > > > > > > > > absolutely pants? absolutely scares the pants off? > > > > > > > > translation please! :-) > > > > > > Sorry, Britishism > > > > > > > > > "Absolute Pants" means "not very good" > > > > > > <g> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
