Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)’s Comments (group member since Sep 20, 2013)

Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)’s comments from the Net Work Book Club group.

Frenchie wrote: "Welcome all! On my way to check these books. :)"

Hey Frenchie--good to see you again! Tu nous as manquée!

Just wondered if you had something else to contribute to the life of the group.

Seriously, Jerome...this is about the fourth or fifth time you've posted this same basic post here. Is that all you've got?

mrbooks wrote: "He had to get some recognition even if he did it his self. But here is the real question why crack corn and what do you do with it after it's cracked.

Or is the song saying he's cracked on corn..."

You do have to "crack" corn (break it up into pieces) before grinding it. Apart from that...well there's always Google. Cracked corn was probably used to make some sort of liquor, now that I think about it.

Some can...but I agree, there are some "comics" who couldn't speak if you took the F word out of their vocabulary. And there are a few films that if someone cut out all the profanity, would have about five minutes of dialogue left. I remember back in the day my dad took us 3 kids to see "Blazing Saddles." He was shocked at the amount of profanity in the script and this was in about 1974. He was certainly no shrinking violet, but in those days, swearing wasn't considered "funny". I wonder what he'd think now.

How do you turn a cat into a dog?

You set it on fire, and it goes "whoof."

What does a masochist say?
--Hit me! Hit me!!

What does a sadist say?

--No.

Knowledge...know legends...

"Hit it with a mallet--croquet!"

"Kitty-corner" or "cater-cornered" as they used to write it in old kid's books. Why not say "diagonally across from X"? Why drag the cat into it?

And how do you get it back into whack?

When someone tells you that their exam was "multiple guess" instead of "multiple choice." I suppose it tells you how prepared they were for it!!

A word that always made me laugh as a kid was "highfalutin'". I think it must come from "fluting"? Or perhaps the Old English "floyting"? Because no one ever says "high faluting."

Let your fingers do the walking...over the touchscreen!

Gotta draw the land line somewhere!

Sherri wrote: "Chew my ear. What are you, an cannibal?"

Also, pick your brains. You can't pick this one, I'm using it.

"Shenanigans." I don't know why, but that word sets my teeth on edge. If I ever use it in a review, you will know I really, really disliked the book.

Can you Handel the super-size?

She said she's off to make a Fauré into the supermarket--so we Josquin wait until she gets back.

You might have to consult the Staff on that. Take note, and get some rest meanwhile--don't want the Speaker to give you negative Feedback!

A guy gets lost driving along, so he pulls over and asks someone passing: "Excuse me, I have an appointment at two, I'm half an hour late and have no idea where I am! Can you help?"
"Sure," says the pedestrian,"you're in your car, 3 miles from the centre of town, between 40-42º latitude north and 58-60º longitude east."
"You're an engineer, aren't you?" says the driver.
"That's right, how did you know?"
"Because what you told me may be "technically" correct but is useless in practice! I'm still lost, I'll still be late, and I can't use your information to any purpose."
"Well, you're a Politician, aren't you?" replies the engineer.
"Indeed I am," replies the driver proudly. "How did you know?"
"Because you don't know where you are or where you're going, you've made a promise you can't keep and you expect someone else to solve your problems. You're right where you were before you stopped me, but somehow now it's all MY fault."