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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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Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
I had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.

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revbob wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 8:58am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
I had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.
Your 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, 9:19am
revbob wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 8:58am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
I had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.
Your uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.
I don't use it much myself but I do appreciate cockney rhyming slang when it's well used.

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Low Down Low wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 9:38am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 9:19am
revbob wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 8:58am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
I had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.
Your uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.
I don't use it much myself but I do appreciate cockney rhyming slang when it's well used.
I like it for the contortions required to figuring out the references. You have to have a degree in cryptography to trace the logic.
"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, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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.

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Mimi wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:16am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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.
:cool: When my (former) friend and I wrote our really bad parody of a hardboiled novel, we mined the hell out of that.
"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, 10:22am
Mimi wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:16am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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.
:cool: When my (former) friend and I wrote our really bad parody of a hardboiled novel, we mined the hell out of that.
Heh. I'd read that.

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:01am
Low Down Low wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 9:38am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 9:19am
revbob wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 8:58am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
I had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.
Your uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.
I don't use it much myself but I do appreciate cockney rhyming slang when it's well used.
I like it for the contortions required to figuring out the references. You have to have a degree in cryptography to trace the logic.
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.

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Mimi wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:32am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:22am
Mimi wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:16am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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.
:cool: When my (former) friend and I wrote our really bad parody of a hardboiled novel, we mined the hell out of that.
Heh. I'd read that.
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.
"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, 9:19am
revbob wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 8:58am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
I had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.
Your uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.
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.

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Low Down Low wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:42am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:01am
Low Down Low wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 9:38am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 9:19am
revbob wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 8:58am


I had an uncle that used a lot of these, not just the ones we all know but some of the more obscure ones.
Your uncle was very cool. I don’t go for affected slang and all that, but with hardboiled an exception must be made.
I don't use it much myself but I do appreciate cockney rhyming slang when it's well used.
I like it for the contortions required to figuring out the references. You have to have a degree in cryptography to trace the logic.
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.
It’s all wonderfully organic. It really does require being part of the in-group to understand and use it. Wonderful stuff.
"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, 10:45am
Mimi wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:32am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:22am
Mimi wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 10:16am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 7:56am
If you want cool lingo, learn to speak hardboiled, ya bunch of daisies: https://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html
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.
:cool: When my (former) friend and I wrote our really bad parody of a hardboiled novel, we mined the hell out of that.
Heh. I'd read that.
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.
:lol:

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