Fine, take a perfectly lovely conversation about localisms and put enough
English on it to get back to movies.
:-)
-- Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software, Inc
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:47 AM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: RE: Britishisms (was RE: 28 Days Later)
:
:
: 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>
: > > >
: > > >
: > > >
: > > >
: > > >
: > >
: >
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