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I hadn't heard the word "spondulicks" in years and i have written it and also dropped it in casual conversation today. I hope to squeeze sawbones in somewhere before the day is out.
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If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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I had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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Your uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.revbob wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 8:58amI had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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I don't use it much myself but I do appreciate cockney rhyming slang when it's well used.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 9:19amYour uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.revbob wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 8:58amI had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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I like it for the contortions required to figuring out the references. You have to have a degree in cryptography to trace the logic.Low Down Low wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 9:38amI don't use it much myself but I do appreciate cockney rhyming slang when it's well used.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 9:19amYour uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.revbob wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 8:58amI had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Wow, what timing. I'm writing an historical mystery series set in the late 40s. This is perfect, although it's not quite that hardboiled.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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When my (former) friend and I wrote our really bad parody of a hardboiled novel, we mined the hell out of that.Mimi wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:16amWow, what timing. I'm writing an historical mystery series set in the late 40s. This is perfect, although it's not quite that hardboiled.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Heh. I'd read that.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:22amWhen my (former) friend and I wrote our really bad parody of a hardboiled novel, we mined the hell out of that.Mimi wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:16amWow, what timing. I'm writing an historical mystery series set in the late 40s. This is perfect, although it's not quite that hardboiled.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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It's probably more difficult for people not familiar with the cultural references, like "Hampstead" meaning teeth (Hampstead heath) or Sweeney for the Flying Squad (Sweeney Todd) etc. There are ones I like such as "I haven't a scooby (doo)" that have seeped so thoroughly into the vernacular I will reach for them almost instinctively.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:01amI like it for the contortions required to figuring out the references. You have to have a degree in cryptography to trace the logic.Low Down Low wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 9:38amI don't use it much myself but I do appreciate cockney rhyming slang when it's well used.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 9:19amYour uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.revbob wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 8:58amI had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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It's really awful, and I say that with no false modesty. My friend is quite skilled as a fiction writer and he was doing this as a lark between projects (and to do something with me), but I wanted to see if I could write fiction. I can’t. His chapters were goofy, a bit lazy, but mine were just horribly rushed and forced. There’s a couple neat ideas in there that could be reworked, but what exists is terrible.Mimi wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:32amHeh. I'd read that.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:22amWhen my (former) friend and I wrote our really bad parody of a hardboiled novel, we mined the hell out of that.Mimi wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:16amWow, what timing. I'm writing an historical mystery series set in the late 40s. This is perfect, although it's not quite that hardboiled.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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It was all very natural to him my guess it was related to where he grew up (near an army base) and the town there as a result had people from various diverse backgrounds.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 9:19amYour uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.revbob wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 8:58amI had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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It’s all wonderfully organic. It really does require being part of the in-group to understand and use it. Wonderful stuff.Low Down Low wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:42amIt's probably more difficult for people not familiar with the cultural references, like "Hampstead" meaning teeth (Hampstead heath) or Sweeney for the Flying Squad (Sweeney Todd) etc. There are ones I like such as "I haven't a scooby (doo)" that have seeped so thoroughly into the vernacular I will reach for them almost instinctively.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:01amI like it for the contortions required to figuring out the references. You have to have a degree in cryptography to trace the logic.Low Down Low wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 9:38amI don't use it much myself but I do appreciate cockney rhyming slang when it's well used.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 9:19amYour uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:45amIt's really awful, and I say that with no false modesty. My friend is quite skilled as a fiction writer and he was doing this as a lark between projects (and to do something with me), but I wanted to see if I could write fiction. I can’t. His chapters were goofy, a bit lazy, but mine were just horribly rushed and forced. There’s a couple neat ideas in there that could be reworked, but what exists is terrible.Mimi wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:32amHeh. I'd read that.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:22amWhen my (former) friend and I wrote our really bad parody of a hardboiled novel, we mined the hell out of that.Mimi wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 10:16amWow, what timing. I'm writing an historical mystery series set in the late 40s. This is perfect, although it's not quite that hardboiled.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑29 Jun 2022, 7:56amIf you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html