27-08-2018, 08:57 AM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
this was the state SP was in last night or shall we say early morn when she left??
she kept calling out for someone called uggy but know one put their hand up so old sir gallahad stepped in of course!
27-08-2018, 09:19 AM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by Pug
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NO apology required,RJ,old chap. Your humorous response was merely a reflexive reaction to surprise,accompanied by candescent uncertainty regarding whether you were pleased at the recognition of yourself as a valued contributor...or slight bemusement at finding a post in which you were involuntarily involved without prior permission or expectancy. Either way,non offensionum,old chap. [and if dumbug is still awake,having attempted to understand attribution variances in sobriety of expression whilst retaining equilibrium of humour....it's because he's still chewing his crayon and dribbling down his bib]. Oh-plus he has ZERO command of Latin. [duhhhh]
BTW. it was the latter.
27-08-2018, 12:01 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by gumbud
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wots an astute 7 perceptive - anyfink to do wiv superman??
27-08-2018, 12:30 PM
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Re: Leisurely Scribbles (part 5)
Originally Posted by spitfire
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{{citation needed}}The key to "deadpan" is the use of "pan" as theatrical slang for "the face" (reflecting the use of "pan" to mean "skull," found as early as 1330). Going off of this, there seems to be some support. The Word Origins page for skull says: The Old English word for 'skull' was hēafodpanne, literally 'head-pan'.
In Broadway the face is also known as the "Gearbox" as in the song "She was the Belle of New York, she powdered her gearbox with chalk"
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