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Re: Random thoughts thread
Why is that random? I though everybody knew that. 

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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Well I dunno, I just realised it was one of those expressions and don't [in my case at leastsundaymorningstaple wrote:Why is that random? I though everybody knew that.

So it being Friday n'all

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haha Blimey! i know who used to say that, it was that nepali Ali Nadeem guy in mind your language.
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Yes, it is from fencing.JR8 wrote:Random thought: I wonder if the expression 'touche' comes from the sport of fencing, where you hit a target and score a point.rajagainstthemachine wrote:Touche'earthfriendly wrote:FDWs = Foreign Dish Washers
It is French for touch, which is what you must do to your opponent to score.
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'streuth? I worked in Aus for around 6 months and the way I understand it (or told to me by my agent down (up?) in Darwin), it is a truncated 'it's the truth'.JR8 wrote:Well I dunno, I just realised it was one of those expressions and don't [in my case at leastsundaymorningstaple wrote:Why is that random? I though everybody knew that.] have the origin in mind. Perhaps how people might say 'blimey!' or the Anglo version 'Cor blimey!' and maybe not know it derives from 'God blind me'.
So it being Friday n'allwhatdya reckon say the Aussie 'streuth' derives from? - something logical but truncated I expect.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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'streuth? I worked in Aus for around 6 months and the way I understand it (or told to me by my agent down (up?) in Darwin), it is a truncated 'it's the truth?'.JR8 wrote:Well I dunno, I just realised it was one of those expressions and don't [in my case at leastsundaymorningstaple wrote:Why is that random? I though everybody knew that.] have the origin in mind. Perhaps how people might say 'blimey!' or the Anglo version 'Cor blimey!' and maybe not know it derives from 'God blind me'.
So it being Friday n'allwhatdya reckon say the Aussie 'streuth' derives from? - something logical but truncated I expect.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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Re: Random thoughts thread
sundaymorningstaple wrote:'streuth? I worked in Aus for around 6 months and the way I understand it (or told to me by my agent down (up?) in Darwin), it is a truncated 'it's the truth?'.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/strewth
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=strewth
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Ok, cue music from the 'Twilight zone' because this is pretty funky.
That first link includes -
'Etymology: Corruption of God′s truth.
Compare: zounds, blimey.'
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So my *random* example of a regional and strange (to me) expression streuth is connected to my earlier quoted one blimey
That first link includes -
'Etymology: Corruption of God′s truth.
Compare: zounds, blimey.'
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So my *random* example of a regional and strange (to me) expression streuth is connected to my earlier quoted one blimey

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All i want to do is smoke pot and lie on the beach all day watching music videos, reading books and drinking beer, what else should i accomplish in life before I need to get to this stage?
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You might seek fulfilment before indulging in the vices (or you might notrajagainstthemachine wrote:All i want to do is smoke pot and lie on the beach all day watching music videos, reading books and drinking beer, what else should i accomplish in life before I need to get to this stage?


... ps. Maybe this is why you meet retirees who claim they've 'never been busier'. Certainly applies to my parents. IMO it's because they have a need to be, it is fulfilment in itself.
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And these types of words and phrases are known as minced oaths, which is completely irrelevant but a rather lovely phrase.JR8 wrote:Ok, cue music from the 'Twilight zone' because this is pretty funky.
That first link includes -
'Etymology: Corruption of God′s truth.
Compare: zounds, blimey.'
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So my *random* example of a regional and strange (to me) expression streuth is connected to my earlier quoted one blimey
Mike
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I thought you were TTP there but nope!
'A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo term to reduce the original term's objectionable characteristics. Some examples include gosh, darn, dang, fudge and heck.
Minced oath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath
How amazing/learn something new every day.

'A minced oath is a euphemistic expression formed by misspelling, mispronouncing, or replacing a part of a profane, blasphemous, or taboo term to reduce the original term's objectionable characteristics. Some examples include gosh, darn, dang, fudge and heck.
Minced oath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minced_oath
How amazing/learn something new every day.
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Re: Random thoughts thread
I'd love to take credit but I think I picked that up off QI (BBC panel show) where I learn a lot of irrelevant but interesting facts.
Mike
Mike
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It is a veeery QI kind of thing, you can imagine the likes of Stephen Fry absolutely relishing that one.
[Would have worked on the earlier/similarish TV series Call My Bluff too...]
[Would have worked on the earlier/similarish TV series Call My Bluff too...]
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