tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980919973276212167.post5257120384965524325..comments2023-12-20T08:49:04.719+00:00Comments on Better Oot Than In: Merkan-English Dictionary - BOSSY SpecialUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980919973276212167.post-60975957039425172522008-03-25T21:50:00.000+00:002008-03-25T21:50:00.000+00:00Marie - I knew that. And so did Bossy, apparently....Marie - <A HREF="http://betterootthanin.blogspot.com/2007/07/merkan-english-dictionary-6.html" REL="nofollow">I knew that</A>. And so did Bossy, apparently.<BR/><BR/>As for pinching words from the Japanese, how about karaoke? Oh, I can feel another post cooking!Mr Fartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181992797303553788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980919973276212167.post-81856894771503791182008-03-25T15:34:00.000+00:002008-03-25T15:34:00.000+00:00"Thong" usually refers to a type of underwear actu..."Thong" usually refers to a type of underwear actually, those shoes are called "flip-flops."<BR/><BR/>I loooove edamame, and so do my kids. Not at all common though, most people think you must be a hippie freak to eat such things. I thought the word was Japanese though? ;)Memarie Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289584923725420572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980919973276212167.post-44739719501548965132008-03-23T22:29:00.000+00:002008-03-23T22:29:00.000+00:00Debi - I'd be willing to volunteer for the underwe...Debi - I'd be willing to volunteer for the underwear checking!<BR/><BR/>Rilly - We don't need any encouragement to vote against the Tories. It's just a matter of who we hate the least, like in international football.Mr Fartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181992797303553788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980919973276212167.post-78534887325361135442008-03-23T16:56:00.000+00:002008-03-23T16:56:00.000+00:00mr farty, so you mean those 'stay on the left' sig...mr farty, so you mean those 'stay on the left' signs found around the highlands are traffic instructions and not a desperate rearguard propoganda campaign by the labour party up there?rilly superhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448694078653341955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980919973276212167.post-72749276240156449412008-03-23T04:00:00.000+00:002008-03-23T04:00:00.000+00:00So that old guy who was driving down the wrong way...So that old guy who was driving down the wrong way on the interstate was just practicing for England, eh?<BR/><BR/>And speaking of <I>thongs</I>, I once knew a girl who wasn't exactly the brightest bulb in the marquee, who was enrolling in a Christian college. She was reading the dress code for classes and noticed that thongs weren't allowed. She thought they meant the underwear, and wondered who would be checking to make sure that rule was followed...<BR/><BR/>Happy Easter!#Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16912664724362916680noreply@blogger.com