WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MEARA!!! also BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO leaving DC!
Wash: Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion. Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty? Wash: 'Cause you're pretty.
'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
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.
Vortex - Sep 06, 2007 4:25:39 pm PDT #8921 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
tommyrot - Sep 06, 2007 5:09:45 pm PDT #8922 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.
Yay Meara!
ION, was BtVS the first to popularize the "-age"-ing of words? I mean, sticking an "age" on the end of words, like "slayage." Because I'm seeing that done more these days, like this: Apple rumor debunkage: No Bluetooth in iPod Touch
Allyson - Sep 06, 2007 5:16:16 pm PDT #8923 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Calling erinaceous, come in erinaceous....
Nutty - Sep 06, 2007 5:29:04 pm PDT #8924 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I believe "frottage" and "grindage," to pick two examples Buffistas would enjoy, long predate Whedon. Actually, considering how much Valley Speak is in the Buffy dialect, I wouldn't be surprised if Whedon picked it up directly from things like "grindage."
arguendo
I like this word. I have no idea what it means but I like it.
Me, I think Craig should be out because he's too dumb to live. Actually, using that criterion, probably half of the Senate would be fired.
This is why I am not this country's fearless leader.
amych - Sep 06, 2007 5:31:15 pm PDT #8925 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
arguendo
For the sake of the argument. Which makes it even better.
DavidS - Sep 06, 2007 5:42:59 pm PDT #8926 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
ION, was BtVS the first to popularize the "-age"-ing of words?
Nope! I date it to the SoCal punk band The Descendents. Who were no doubt (so to speak) expressing common parlance for their era and region. (80s, Southern California)
msbelle - Sep 06, 2007 5:48:29 pm PDT #8927 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I failed to leave money for dinner or keys to my house in mac's bag for the babysitter who picked him up today.
too many moving pieces right now.
Scrappy - Sep 06, 2007 5:51:58 pm PDT #8928 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yeah, the DH went to college here in the '80s and it was common usage. Frottage, though, is an earlier usage, isn't it? From the French, like dressage?
DavidS - Sep 06, 2007 5:55:49 pm PDT #8929 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Frottage, though, is an earlier usage, isn't it?
Yes, it is not linked to Buffy speak. In fact, I think it would be a back-formation to presume that the -age in "frottage" came from the same kind of construction.
Vortex - Sep 06, 2007 6:18:39 pm PDT #8930 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I believe "frottage"
frottage is pronounced fro-tahje. It's from the french "frotter", to rub.