Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Catholics were working class or poor and chicken was the cheapest meat?
That's beautiful. Or taken literally, incredibly gross.
Buffy ,'Potential'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
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.
Scrappy - Jun 20, 2005 7:23:10 pm PDT #3285 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Emily - Jun 20, 2005 7:37:10 pm PDT #3286 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
it's because you have a pure heart, emily
Shyeah.
Also, some people speculate that it originated with the use of "Indian" as an adjective to mean something false, like Indian corn or Indian tea. To be honest, I've never heard of Indian tea, but there you have it. And of course, I can't think of how to Google "Indian tea" without getting tons of sites about, say, Assam tea.
Typo Boy - Jun 20, 2005 7:38:38 pm PDT #3287 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
In Houston (in the friggin 90s) I heard someone use the word "N-rigged) only no hyphen. Completely without irony, completely without understanding how anyone could take offense.
Daisy Jane - Jun 20, 2005 7:40:55 pm PDT #3288 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
My very progressive cousin once used it when she couldn't think of anything else to describe what she wanted to say. I'd always said jury-rigged anyway. In the sense that you can do it, and it might work, but it's going to be much trouble if it doesn't.
Typo Boy - Jun 20, 2005 7:41:43 pm PDT #3289 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yeah - I told him the word was Jury-rigged. His response was "not in Houston".
Daisy Jane - Jun 20, 2005 7:43:51 pm PDT #3290 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Eeeesh. I can understand not having another word, don't like it, but can see how it might slip out. But when someone gives you a perfectly good non-offensive word?
Cass - Jun 20, 2005 7:55:02 pm PDT #3291 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Catholics were working class or poor and chicken was the cheapest meat?I'm going to go with this so I don't feel like the biggest ass in the world. I swear, I lived way to sheltered a life to not Google new phrases and find out if they are going to freak me the hell out later in life.
aurelia - Jun 20, 2005 8:06:38 pm PDT #3292 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
pope's nose [ pps ]
n. Informal
The tail of a cooked fowl. Also called parson's nose.
This is another new one for me.
aurelia - Jun 20, 2005 8:22:35 pm PDT #3293 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
United Nations Reform Act of 2005 - Vote Passed (221-184, 28 Not Voting)
The House approved this bill that would withhold a portion of U.S. dues to the United Nations unless they undertake certain reforms to improve accountability.
I think we should be able to withhold paychecks for Congress when we want to.
Emily - Jun 20, 2005 8:24:50 pm PDT #3294 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I heard someone use the word "N-rigged) only no hyphen.
I spent some minutes trying this out: "Nrigged. Nnnnrigged. Nuhrigged." D'oh.