Quickies part 2

[facthunter]

Gawd. I thought I was going to learn the meaning of a NEW word.  Nev

[old man emu]

13 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Gawd. I thought I was going to learn the meaning of a NEW word.  Nev

Gad (n.) c. 1300, "a goad, sharp pointed stick to drive oxen, etc.;" c. 1400, "sharp-pointed metal spike," from Old Norse gaddr "spike, nail". That is the source of the expression, 'gadding about'. There also was a Middle English gadeling (Old English gædeling) "kinsman, companion in arms; fellow, man," which could have given rise to the attention seeking call of "Oh Gad!", but that is more likely to be a corruption of "Oh, God!". 

 

 The first known use of gadzooks, the other exclamation, was circa 1652, perhaps from God's hooks, the nails of the Crucifixion.

 

That do you, Nev?

[facthunter]

Elegant sufficiency dear  sir. Nev

[red750]

You can't have a bad day at work if you don't go.

[facthunter]

Ceasar was advised, "Don't go big Julie , Don't go"..  Nev

[pmccarthy]

Hands up, or I'll fill you full of bronze.

[pmccarthy]

It is with great sadness that I have to mention the loss of a few local businesses as a result of political mismanagement. A local bra manufacturer has gone bust, a submarine company has gone under, a manufacturer of food blenders has gone into liquidation, a dog kennel has had to call in the retrievers and a company supplying paper for origami enthusiasts has folded. Draino has gone down the drain. The saddest one though is the ice cream van man found dead covered in nuts and raspberry sauce. He couldn't take it anymore and topped himself..

[red750]

If you identify a UFO as a UFO, it is no longer unidentified. It's just a FO.

 

If it then lands, it is no longer flying, so it's just an O.

 

Prove I'm wrong.

[pmccarthy]

The Story of O was about something else entirely.

[nomadpete]

2 hours ago, pmccarthy said:

The Story of O was about something else entirely.

I hear a lot of O's are made by hand.

[onetrack]

I'd say a lot more than "Oh!" if I sighted a UFO.

[pmccarthy]

Some friends have UFO caps. It stands for United Flying Octogenarians.

[pmccarthy]