Search results

Rhymes with orange -- I mean soften.

Hormones. All the ills of the world quite simply come down to hormones in the end. Still, prepared for plays on words.

At the risk of appearing to be ham-fisted (and as long as we're playing with words), the below has been cracking me up for some time now: clique (kl"k, klik), n., v., cliqued, cli·quing. –n. 1. a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set. –v.i. 2. Informal. to form, or associate...

(not with any frequency)

I must be missing something. Our newspaper headlines are a million times scarier than that every day. ("If we rape one woman in the village, we'll have to kill them all ... we can't leave any witnesses.")

"A piece of pie" just wouldn't "make the grade", would it?

"Ham fisted" is pretty self-explanatory, but what about "wool-gathering"?

Never mind. I just looked on amazon.com I wasn't even up for In Cold Blood, so this one won't be tempting me in the least. Uplifting. I need uplifting.

Arcane phrases ... Can anybody shed any light on the origin of some of these weird and wonderul sayings? Can you add some of your own? F'rinstance, my British stepmother used to say: " ...and Bob's your uncle!" (meaning: it's that easy.") and "Your Aunt Fanny" (meaning...

I'm completely clueless and incredibly curious -- and my nearest book store is far, far away. What on earth are we talking about here? (Maybe somebody could just spell it?)

changing of horses in

Prodigal Summer is an excellent choice. (You can't go wrong with Kingsolver.)

her quiddities, oddities and

clicky

Poppycock.

You obviously never got your kicks on Route 66. ;)

What about joolery?

Alas, I think that sentence lacks the word alack. ;)

He's probably just sittin' there in his truck drinking coffee and reading. Maybe he'll be through by Wednesday. :rolleyes:

Alexander McCall Smith? Precious Ramotswe wouldn't dream of allowing any swearing around her. I am always much comforted when entering into Mma Ramotswe's world. link