tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post9176909957986678882..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: What I’m readingStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-64293645007514081062010-08-04T06:07:33.496+12:002010-08-04T06:07:33.496+12:00That movie is monster good. No matter what anyone ...That movie is monster good. No matter what anyone says about Hammer, they know how to begin and end a story.Chad Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868991266873391804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-82018425310569705492010-08-02T19:33:48.791+12:002010-08-02T19:33:48.791+12:00Actually come to think of it I did know boondoggle...Actually come to think of it I did know boondoggle, but honestly none of the others. I do hope they are all real. I mean, this story was in the Sun...Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-25106046643713994762010-08-02T11:18:08.994+12:002010-08-02T11:18:08.994+12:00I knew about 11 of them. Liked "monkey's ...I knew about 11 of them. Liked "monkey's wedding". <br />"Boondoggling" has been standard US slang for at least 40 years - might even have been WWII military slang.<br /><br />Lik-pot I recognised as the Dutch Likkepot - in Dutch, every digit has its own name. I forget most of them but the middle finger is Lange Jan, and the ring finger is Ringeling.I've just recalled, the little finger is Kleine Ding. That just leaves the thumb - what?Little Tinkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-39535677062512737362010-08-01T20:11:20.900+12:002010-08-01T20:11:20.900+12:00You're glad to make the acquaintance of glabel...You're glad to make the acquaintance of glabella?<br /><br />I'm thrilled to meet boondoggling.homepaddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596903968235369282noreply@blogger.com