Go yell at the laywers who decided it made sense to call a spade a snozzwhanger.
It's actually a mistranslation of the original Latin, "petitio principii".
You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!
Spike ,'Smile Time'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Betsy HP - Apr 01, 2005 10:26:16 am PST #2386 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
DavidS - Apr 01, 2005 10:27:29 am PST #2387 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Cute Prince stuff.
I think Harry looks more handsome than William in that picture.
to call a spade a snozzwhanger
Has somebody been reading Roald Dahl this week?
tommyrot - Apr 01, 2005 10:27:42 am PST #2388 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
lori - Apr 01, 2005 10:28:34 am PST #2389 of 10001
This is my favorite Prince bit:
Prince William replied: "No, don't but you can take the horrible glasses away."
Charles said: "Do not be rude about my glasses, I couldn't bear it if you were."
Aww.
Nutty - Apr 01, 2005 10:36:34 am PST #2390 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Has somebody been reading Roald Dahl this week?
No. I just have certain parts memorized.
Alibelle - Apr 01, 2005 10:39:53 am PST #2391 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
That was my favorite bit, too, lori.
Although I don't know what happens with a lamppost at a stag party, either.
sumi - Apr 01, 2005 10:39:59 am PST #2392 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Woo hoo for moonlit's job!
Excellent news typo boy!
Wow -- April is already doing much better than March.
bon bon - Apr 01, 2005 10:42:37 am PST #2393 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm sure there are very good, very practical reasons for using snozzwhanger rather than spade.
sumi - Apr 01, 2005 10:53:25 am PST #2394 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Snozzwhanger has more 'z's in it.
Trudy Booth - Apr 01, 2005 10:55:32 am PST #2395 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
It's some of the most human I've read Charles to be, despite some awkward phrasing.
Compared to tampon-gate he's Noel Coward.