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04-27-2011, 12:01 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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Hey Brits!
I finally know what a merkin is!
YOU've always said it's a slang for "American" but it's NOT! You naughty, naughty Brits - having the laughs on us! well, now we all know what a merkin is. How could you?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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04-27-2011, 12:03 PM
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*guffaw*
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04-27-2011, 12:05 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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Is there an interesting story as to how you acquired this new info?
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04-27-2011, 12:08 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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I was looking up how they make sex scenes so realistic, you know? and I read that a lot of actors use a merkin to cover up the bits with. Who knew?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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04-27-2011, 12:08 PM
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Adapt and Survive
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we never said it was slang for American ( which is actually 'gas tanks') y'all just assumed it was cause it sounds similar.
and we just omitted to correct y'all 
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04-27-2011, 12:09 PM
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04-27-2011, 12:09 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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how is it that Beest and SG (and even Dana??) say "y'all" ?
Is everyone now Britney Spears?
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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04-27-2011, 12:10 PM
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Slattern of the Swail
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum |
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04-27-2011, 12:15 PM
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Back in 10
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probably NSFW
I think this is the merkin designed by our own SG
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04-27-2011, 12:20 PM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
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I thought everyone knew that. That's why that "stupid moustache and beard" thread, I used the word merkin.
Hell, I learned it on here. About 5 years ago. |
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04-27-2011, 12:29 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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hey, I say all y'all. Because I noticed you were a Merkin and relaized that you must understand that while wearing your stars and stripes top hat and chewing the gum of bubbles. I really like that big animal you have there, the one with the scales and small eyes that is good for the hunting. I think how you say cheney?
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04-27-2011, 12:33 PM
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04-27-2011, 12:38 PM
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04-27-2011, 12:39 PM
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Theres a thread somewhere about the lack of the you plural in The Queen's English . |
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05-02-2011, 01:09 PM
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Person who doesn't update the user title
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Doesn't the OED also cite it as a mop for cleaning a cannon, in the words of the late H. Allen Smith -- where I learned the word as an adolescent? Goes in the bore, I gather, and the term was 17th-18th century.
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