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So there's a book for that special occasion? HA! What will be thought of next....
posted by
yellowrose55
on November 4, 2008 at 7:48 AM
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Hemlocker, I understand where you are coming from
but sometimes there is a need to treat thickheads with a dose of humor, because no matter how hard you try, some people just won't ever change.
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on December 5, 2005 at 6:04 AM
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conchita--
Don't want to sound too pollyanna-ish, and this is an interesting subject, but there's so much "telling off" these days. I wish we could find more ways to help all the clueless, moronic fools who don't see things our way and thus are deluded and reprehensible.
posted by
Hemlocker
on December 2, 2005 at 10:06 AM
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of course! How the hell are they gonna gyp you otherwise?
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 28, 2005 at 3:08 PM
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LATIN
That's why US law has so many latin phrases.
posted by
Comedian
on November 26, 2005 at 11:50 PM
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NY,
OH, OK, I get it. Getting back to your earlier post about Charlie Brown's Christmas. Heehee. I am definitely a sucker for the scrawny sapling.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 8:49 PM
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@ Blanche
it's the scrawny little tree that needs love from
Merry Chritsmas, Charlie Brown.
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 26, 2005 at 8:44 PM
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@ MayB
excellent one-upping! good for her!
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 26, 2005 at 8:42 PM
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New Yorker,
I just followed your link, but I don't get the connection between the tree and a DVD. Am I missing something here?
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 8:35 PM
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This sounds excellent and funny to boot
It reminds me of something which happened at a UK newspaper office. Someone was editing a story which included a Latin phrase and they wondered if was correct. A female editor piped up with the answer. On hearing that a particularly pompous editor suddenly said, "But you're from New Zealand, how would you know about Latin?"
The New Zealander was quick off the mark and responded perfectly. "Don't you know that we speak Latin in New Zealand?"
posted by
Azur
on November 26, 2005 at 8:31 PM
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will do....
btw...here's a screencap from something I'm watching on DVD.....
http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Picture.aspx/NewYorker_in_Sicily/Christmas%20tree
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 26, 2005 at 5:57 PM
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New Yorker,
Well, if you read the whole thing, be sure and do a review here. I may not get a hold of a copy by then.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 5:41 PM
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just some excerpts,
as it costs a fortune to have it shipped here if I order it online. I'm going to buy it when back in NY next month
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 26, 2005 at 5:34 PM
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NY in Sicily,
I haven't read it, though. Have you?
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 5:26 PM
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I do, too!
and I say, make his book THE official social studies book in the US!
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 26, 2005 at 5:22 PM
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New Yorker,
"Naw, I'm not your monkey." I swooned over Jon Stewart that day. I still think he is so HOT.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 5:20 PM
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Tucker Carlson? NO WAY!
That couldn't happen anyway, as I doubt TC has a clue as to what Latin is anyway!
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 26, 2005 at 5:14 PM
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New Yorker,
hehehe. With a bow tie, he'd look more like Tucker Carlson than Thurston Howell (God forbid, he would be flattered by that comparison, Tucker's way off the rightwing end of the spectrum).
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 4:56 PM
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Ah don't worry
stuff happens! Pipe, slippers, an Ascot and a monocle! Look like Thruston Howell while telling people off!
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 26, 2005 at 4:40 PM
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New Yorker,
I have no idea what those little marks are that I just put in the title bar. That was an accident.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 4:35 PM
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=
You betcha: telling somebody off in Latin has got to get points for pomposity and style. I'll be getting him a bow tie and pipe soon, too.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 4:33 PM
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It would get
the useful and the delightful accomplished in one shot!
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 26, 2005 at 4:30 PM
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New Yorker,
I should look for this for my boyfriend. He's in sales, so he can't be overtly rude, even to people who are just brain-dead or rude themselves. He could whip out the book, give them a quote and they'd never know what hit them.
posted by
Blanche.
on November 26, 2005 at 4:17 PM
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it depends
on who the target is....you could always say it's a compliment!
posted by
NewYorker_in_Sicily
on November 25, 2005 at 9:44 PM
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but is it an insult if no one understands you? LOL
posted by
-blackcat
on November 25, 2005 at 8:00 PM
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