RDM59: What modern day phrases or expressions bug you ? Some of the one's that make me cringe are :-
Awesome
Whatever
Have a nice day
I'm good
Surely some will not like what I write, but my pet peeve, or look at lack of communication skills are those (and I mean on-line) who write back after after a complimentary remark as a means of introduction........."thank you". Sure, it is sweet that they acknowledge me, but at the same time, they give me no basis as to whether I touched base or not....
It's a heck of a lot better than "Piss off"...!!..
Tumpa: Surely some will not like what I write, but my pet peeve, or look at lack of communication skills are those (and I mean on-line) who write back after after a complimentary remark as a means of introduction........."thank you". Sure, it is sweet that they acknowledge me, but at the same time, they give me no basis as to whether I touched base or not....
Galactic_bodhi: The Cat's out of the bag. What cat and what bag, and why is it so bad that the cat's out of the bag? Don't tell PETA you've had the cat in the bag.
What I want to know is who the heck put the cat in the bag in the bag in first place and why?
A phrase I loathe is, "It's all good". What's all good? URG!
Galactic_bodhi: The Cat's out of the bag. What cat and what bag, and why is it so bad that the cat's out of the bag? Don't tell PETA you've had the cat in the bag.
Letting the cat out of the bag refers to a whip (cat = Katze = another term for a whip with multiple strings attached at the end). They used to be carried in bags. So that's what the "cat" is.
Not buying the cat in the bag also has a bit of history to it. During WWI, when people were starving, crooks would offer dead cats and claim they're rabbits and sell them in tied up linnen sacks at market... hence the warning not to buy a cat in the bag.
Scubadiva: Letting the cat out of the bag refers to a whip (cat = Katze = another term for a whip with multiple strings attached at the end). They used to be carried in bags. So that's what the "cat" is.
Not buying the cat in the bag also has a bit of history to it. During WWI, when people were starving, crooks would offer dead cats and claim they're rabbits and sell them in tied up linnen sacks at market... hence the warning not to buy a cat in the bag.
well i think i speak for most when i say i liked it better when i thought the cat in the bag was actually a feline.....
but thanks for ruining a good thing scuba
.... and please dont tell me why they call them cat-fish....im sure you know the reason but i dont want to know the truth next time im diving and see one....
Scubadiva: Letting the cat out of the bag refers to a whip (cat = Katze = another term for a whip with multiple strings attached at the end). They used to be carried in bags. So that's what the "cat" is.
Not buying the cat in the bag also has a bit of history to it. During WWI, when people were starving, crooks would offer dead cats and claim they're rabbits and sell them in tied up linnen sacks at market... hence the warning not to buy a cat in the bag.
As to the first one- Oh, like a cat o' nine tails. Nasty whips that left an awful bite and scratch I understand.
As to the latter- that's a bag I'll pass on, thanks. *turns green*
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a pale of ice cube too.. you always hot
whenever you see P????JOKE. .
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! ... .......I'm single......