I figured "his Hampton" was probably something along the way of an American male referring to "his Johnson" (and please don't ask me where it came from, because while I think I know, I'm not completely sure--possibly a surf board allusion) but with a twist. That Cockney rhyming slang can be wicked evil to try and disentangle; it's something one just has to grow up with to really understand.
Jayne, your mouth is talking. You might wanna look to that.
Mal ,'Serenity'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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SailAweigh - May 22, 2005 7:42:27 am PDT #2253 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
SailAweigh - May 22, 2005 7:42:31 am PDT #2254 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Crap, I hate double posts.
Beverly - May 22, 2005 7:45:38 am PDT #2255 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Nice, Victor! Good for you (And for them, and the rest of us, too).
Susan W. - May 22, 2005 7:52:01 am PDT #2256 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I think "anymore" as a synonym for "now" or "nowadays" is going national. I think I first heard it from a rural Pennsylvanian college friend circa 1990, but since then I've heard it in a variety of places. Never England, of course, but also never in Alabama or Georgia. Oklahoma, maybe, which would make sense if it's around in East Texas.
Jesse - May 22, 2005 7:58:07 am PDT #2257 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I confess that calling my grandmother an East Texas person is probably a misnomer, since she moved from there when she was like 18, moved around a lot as an adult, and she's nearly 80 now. So lord knows where she picked it up.
victor infante - May 22, 2005 8:45:52 am PDT #2258 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Nice, Victor! Good for you (And for them, and the rest of us, too).
Thanks. I actually came across the review by accident, but it looks like it was just posted recently. Funny thing is, I never sent out review copies. There were some people from "Poetic Diversity" at the house reading I did in Mar Vista last January, and I sold whole bunch of books there, so that must be where they got it. (I know some of the other reviewers, but not these two. Huh.)
Astarte - May 22, 2005 9:20:14 am PDT #2259 of 10001
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
That's shiny, Victor, and I see what you mean about both reviews.
I have no opinion about the usages of "anymore" and "parky".
I think his Hampton should always be at a rakish and jaunty angle, and that's how I will always picture it...
SailAweigh - May 22, 2005 11:39:02 am PDT #2260 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Heh. I always like the general order that told us we had to "salute all officers and standards not cased." I'm all for saluting "uncased" officers, anyday. Especially, if they start by saluting me.
SailAweigh - May 22, 2005 11:39:05 am PDT #2261 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Oops.
deborah grabien - May 22, 2005 1:51:45 pm PDT #2262 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
have just written another 3600 words of new novel that makes nearly ten thousand words and nearly fifty pages in three days for god's sake someone send help