quidam Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 « No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationary. » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacchi Alti Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 That one's lost on me, even when you shout. 'Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe.' John Milton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at9 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I think he might have meant "stationery" rather than "stationary" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 LOL now that's funny at9. Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at9 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I usually find that my stationery is stationary. Unless I move it about. This page gives a bit of background. That's etymology, not entomology:smile: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-sta3.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Shoe Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 The study of insects? Graduate footwear designer able to advise and assist on modification and shoe making projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood&metal Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 That was bugging me too.... pun, intended... Never frown because you never know who is falling in love with your smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at9 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 A new addition to the Uxbridge English Dictionary: Etymology: The study of cannibals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacchi Alti Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 A new addition to the Uxbridge English Dictionary: Etymology: The study of cannibals Which might lead to eschatology? 'Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe.' John Milton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at9 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Which might lead to eschatology? Which is the study of drawings that depict impossible objects:smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacchi Alti Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I thought that was Cleggology. 'Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe.' John Milton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at9 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I thought that was Cleggology. Surely that's related to the tough northern sport of kicking your opponent in the shins while wearing wooden footwear. I visited this place recently while in Yorkshire but didn't buy anything: http://www.clogs.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacchi Alti Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Come on, as a fellow-southerner you must know that's called clogelegy. 'Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe.' John Milton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at9 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Come on, as a fellow-southerner you must know that's called clogelegy. My brain must have suffered from a trip north of the tripe curtain. Could have been worse if I'd further up to the haggis belt. Clogelegy? I'd get Dynorod in to deal with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacchi Alti Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 This reminds me of the time a few years ago when the company I was with expanded into the Netherlands. Their first Dutch product range included a drain cleaner called - wait for it - Fast Clog Remover. No one at Head Office seemed to get the joke. 'Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe.' John Milton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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