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Old 10-27-2015, 05:54 AM   #271
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I haven't gat a Scooby, shortened from I haven't got a Scooby Do, meaning clue.
I'm Hank Marvin. (Shadows guitar player) meaning I'm starving.
You're having a Giraffe mate. meaning you're having a laugh..
The Hank Marvin one was used recently in an advert for some food or other.


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In some examples the meaning is further obscured by adding a second iteration of rhyme and truncation to the original rhymed phrase. For example, the word "Aris" is often used to indicate the buttocks. This is the result of a double rhyme, starting with the original rough synonym "arse", which is rhymed with "bottle and glass", leading to "bottle". "Bottle" was then rhymed with "Aristotle" and truncated to "Aris".[2]
I think that is possibly my favourite example.

I also think the use of scooby, for clue is a great example that shows how dynamic this form of slang is - it isn't all from the days of cockney barrow boys, this stuff just sticks.
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Old 10-27-2015, 06:08 AM   #272
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Over the weekend I learned that Lil' Griff's roommate thinks we're hippies. At least we're not dirty hippies...
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Old 10-27-2015, 06:09 AM   #273
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Hahahahahaha. Get a fucking haircut, hippy!
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Old 10-27-2015, 07:45 AM   #274
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Ha! I can see that. I mean, you live on a commune and do your own stuff.
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Old 10-27-2015, 12:22 PM   #275
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One.. uh, two of the hippies who matured without selling out, rare as hen's teeth.
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Old 10-27-2015, 02:52 PM   #276
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Today I learned that a cobbler does not build new shoes. A cobbler repairs old shoes, and/or builds shoes out of old leather. The person who makes new shoes out of new leather is called a cordwainer.
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Old 10-27-2015, 03:03 PM   #277
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Oh so that's what a cordwainer does. I see it listed sometimes as an occupation in enlistment records and for some reason have never googled it. I knew it involved working with leather - because of references in trials to thefts of leather from cordwainers - but didn't know it was a shoemaker (mostly I think they just referred to them as shoemakers in the court records, because I've only seen cordwainer a handful of times).
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Old 10-27-2015, 08:43 PM   #278
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I knew a cobbler only repaired shoes, but I've never heard of a cordwainer. thanks. (now coming to a scrabble game near you... one day.)
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Old 10-27-2015, 11:00 PM   #279
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Are archaic words allowed in Scrabble?
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Old 10-28-2015, 04:36 AM   #280
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Yea, yea and verily!
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Old 10-28-2015, 04:44 PM   #281
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Today I learned that sugar is not soluble in water - AT ALL.
Totally screwed that up - lol See how upset I am. - Take two:

Today I learned that sugar is not soluble in ALCOHOL - AT ALL.
This is making my limoncello recipe changes very difficult to address.



I have been making limoncello from an old recipe for some time now. I am trying to make it clearer (less opague is that correct?)
Now what do I do? Methinks I will further decrease the sugar.
What do you all think - Does it being cloudy alter your opinion of it at all?
I've actually inquired with a local distillery and ... who knows.
I'd love to get some feedback
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Old 10-28-2015, 04:49 PM   #282
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Over the weekend I learned that Lil' Griff's roommate thinks we're hippies.
Were you doubting that at some point?
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Old 10-28-2015, 05:08 PM   #283
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hmmm... Now you're making me wonder.
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Old 10-28-2015, 05:31 PM   #284
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Classic, any limoncello I have ever had has been cloudy. I don't think people care do they? It's about the flavour.
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Old 10-28-2015, 10:06 PM   #285
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See, that's my point. Most of them are sickeningly sweet and cloudy like there's cream in it or something. I made a batch a couple weeks ago and it came out clear. I'm not really sure why. I THINK I did everything the same... Now I want to replicate that as it was clearly my best batch!
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