one_ian_taylor Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 13 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: No-one says most of those ya **** Doyle. And isn't it "every dog has his day"? I use "Something rotten in the state of Denmark" whenever my youngest has filled her nappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 'Hoist by his own petard', also from Hamlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 “your cock up, my arse” is from The Thin Blue Line. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 7 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: There’s quite a few that are just from Hamlet. Either derived from or made popular by Hamlet. The lady protests too much, me thinks. To thine own self be true. Brevity is the soul of wit. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Hair to stand on end. Woe is me. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. Murder most foul. What a piece of work (is man). …dog will have his day. Good night sweet prince. 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: No-one says most of those ya **** Doyle. And isn't it "every dog has his day"? Skipped over this word, didn’t you? Ya dingbat. And you’re telling me you’ve never heard a variation on “the lady doth protests” or that their “hair stands on end”, describing someone as a “piece of work”, or when a player is sold you’ve never seen someone post “goodnight sweet prince” in on topic? Woe is me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted July 23 Moderator Share Posted July 23 I was reading the rules of horseshoes yesterday or the day before, the game where you chuck them at a pole. If you get your throw to ring the pole, so the pole is inside the U of the horse shoe, that’s a ringer. If both players do that, then they cancel each other out and it’s a “dead ringer”. Must be the origin of “exactly the same”. Also “close but no cigar” - from fairground games, top prize used to be a cigar, so if you chucked your ball and almost got the top shelf prize, then… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 23 Moderator Share Posted July 23 3 minutes ago, blandy said: I was reading the rules of horseshoes yesterday or the day before, the game where you chuck them at a pole. If you get your throw to ring the pole, so the pole is inside the U of the horse shoe, that’s a ringer. If both players do that, then they cancel each other out and it’s a “dead ringer”. Must be the origin of “exactly the same”. Also “close but no cigar” - from fairground games, top prize used to be a cigar, so if you chucked your ball and almost got the top shelf prize, then… Bing points 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted July 23 Moderator Share Posted July 23 9 minutes ago, bickster said: Bing points Bing points make butterfly conservation happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: Skipped over this word, didn’t you? Ya dingbat. And you’re telling me you’ve never heard a variation on “the lady doth protests” or that their “hair stands on end”, describing someone as a “piece of work”, or when a player is sold you’ve never seen someone post “goodnight sweet prince” in on topic? Woe is me. Yea, I'm saying that noone apart from vegan IT specialist losers like @Davkaus uses them these days. I recognise about 33% of them. We've all been to a show at the Shakespeare theatre, PAL. Edit, just noticed it wasn't @Davkaus didn't say that, but @one_ian_taylordid. Listen fellas, I'm on a nasty ass, all inclusive holiday and it's been a punishing day, yea? But as I always say; "All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven stages" Or some bollocks. Edited July 23 by lapal_fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 19 minutes ago, bickster said: Bing points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 16 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Yea, I'm saying that noone apart from vegan IT specialist losers like @Davkaus uses them these days. I recognise about 33% of them. We've all been to a show at the Shakespeare theatre, PAL. Edit, just noticed it wasn't @Davkaus didn't say that, but @one_ian_taylordid. Listen fellas, I'm on a nasty ass, all inclusive holiday and it's been a punishing day, yea? But as I always say; "All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven stages" Or some bollocks. I haven’t. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 5 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: I haven’t. As shakespeare once said; "Bruh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, lapal_fan said: Yea, I'm saying that noone apart from vegan IT specialist losers like @Davkaus uses them these days. I recognise about 33% of them. We've all been to a show at the Shakespeare theatre, PAL. Edit, just noticed it wasn't @Davkaus didn't say that, but @one_ian_taylordid. Listen fellas, I'm on a nasty ass, all inclusive holiday and it's been a punishing day, yea? But as I always say; "All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven stages" Or some bollocks. I'm a specialist loser for sure, but it isn't IT (might be a bit too close to home for you though) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Egg cream does not contain either an egg or cream. Instead, it is a drink consisting of milk, carbonated water, and flavored syrup (typically chocolate or vanilla), as a substitute for an ice cream float. I found this out after watching the cult horror film, Squirm which is about killer worms. The main protagonist is from out of town orders this to much bemusement from the yokels and it kind of goes downhill from there for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 24 VT Supporter Share Posted July 24 19 hours ago, blandy said: I was reading the rules of horseshoes yesterday or the day before, the game where you chuck them at a pole. If you get your throw to ring the pole, so the pole is inside the U of the horse shoe, that’s a ringer. If both players do that, then they cancel each other out and it’s a “dead ringer”. Must be the origin of “exactly the same”. Also “close but no cigar” - from fairground games, top prize used to be a cigar, so if you chucked your ball and almost got the top shelf prize, then… Ah, as a teenager I spent so much time playing a board game called Car Wars. I remember the quote on the back of the box, "Close only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 5 hours ago, Anthony said: Ah, as a teenager I spent so much time playing a board game called Car Wars. I remember the quote on the back of the box, "Close only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades." Heard that countless times growing up from uncles/men of their age. Rarely ever heard younger people here use the phrase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 7 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: Egg cream does not contain either an egg or cream. Instead, it is a drink consisting of milk, carbonated water, and flavored syrup (typically chocolate or vanilla), as a substitute for an ice cream float. I found this out after watching the cult horror film, Squirm which is about killer worms. The main protagonist is from out of town orders this to much bemusement from the yokels and it kind of goes downhill from there for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Hungary has the most medals won by a nation not to have hosted an Olympic game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 12 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12 From The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. I can't help feeling that some of these are very pertinent to VT... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 12 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12 3 minutes ago, mjmooney said: From The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. I can't help feeling that some of these are very pertinent to VT... Most of these are also emotions that I don’t know how to pronounce. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeVillan Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 18 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said: Most of these are also emotions that I don’t know how to pronounce. You've got a bad case of lexigophobia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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