So many people misunderstand certain words as positive that were meant to be negative, that over time, they’ve changed to sometimes or always having a positive meaning….
I.e. “Fulsome” means, or used to mean, at worst, gross, smelly, or rotten… or in other contexts overblown, insincere, like fulsome praise. Nowadays I see it used to mean full or abundant.
“A gourmand” used to mean a glutton. Even food writers now use it as an adjective to mean gourmet.
I just avoid using those words cos they’re still negative to me.
I hope that doesn’t happen to “infamous.”
….
Unrelated to positive/negative but another cringy Internet usage….
I’ve seen a lot of posts on YouTube and a few other sites where people said “Wallah!” before a conclusion or a reply.
Couldn’t figure it out till i realized (I’m trying not to say “to my horror” cos I try not to be critical..😁)
Loved it when we used to ride with Grandma and Grandpa in their old Plymouth and get stopped by a train. It always felt like we were moving and the train was sitting still. Fun times, at probably 5 to 7 years old. They kept sugar cubes for us, too. Yeah, we were spoiled in the best possible ways.
having seen said movie dozens of times,I immediately knew that line from air-raid warden and former Filby’s department store owner, played by Alan Young.
here’s a thought-provoking line towards the end of the movie when one of Well’s good friends discovered that he had returned to the land of the future, but he took with him
three books.
The fact that I thought one of them must be, to be the odd one, even before I saw it probably means I need more sleep. And I only woke up two hours ago.
The answer from the ‘Reader’s Digest’ site.
We were not given all the clues in nighthawks’ posting (they’re in the box too).
BRAINSNACK
Which two lipstick kiss marks do not belong—knowing that the woman only had four lipsticks of different colors?
Answer: Kisses number four and seven do not belong with the rest. She has only blue, green, red and pink lipsticks.
When I started work, and had to climb poles and transmission towers, I was told not to worry about being high up, as once you’re above about 30′, anything higher than that doesn’t really matter as 30′ is high enough to kill you.
About ten years ago we lost a linesman to a fall, he fell out of the bucket of a hoist (Bucket Truck) when the bucket was parked on the vehicle (So his feet would have been approximately 6′ above ground level). He slipped getting out of the bucket and landed on his head on the kerbstone at the side of the road.
It’s not the height above ground that will get you, it’s the sudden stop at the bottom.
.
I wouldn’t lick this guy if I were you…
You’re just making everyone want to lick it!
Mmmm… Blueberr………..
Somebody needs to learn the difference between “famous” and “infamous.”
It’s constant on the Internet.
So many people misunderstand certain words as positive that were meant to be negative, that over time, they’ve changed to sometimes or always having a positive meaning….
I.e. “Fulsome” means, or used to mean, at worst, gross, smelly, or rotten… or in other contexts overblown, insincere, like fulsome praise. Nowadays I see it used to mean full or abundant.
“A gourmand” used to mean a glutton. Even food writers now use it as an adjective to mean gourmet.
I just avoid using those words cos they’re still negative to me.
I hope that doesn’t happen to “infamous.”
….
Unrelated to positive/negative but another cringy Internet usage….
I’ve seen a lot of posts on YouTube and a few other sites where people said “Wallah!” before a conclusion or a reply.
Couldn’t figure it out till i realized (I’m trying not to say “to my horror” cos I try not to be critical..😁)
They mean “voila!”
Wow! I think I’ve been using all of those words wrong! (Except I did recognize “wallah” could be a pejorative) Thank you.
I’m not sure whether I should say thanks, you’re welcome, or sorry for coming off as pedantic 😁
My pet peeve is “woah” instead of whoa.
Yeah, that’s done so much it’s almost annoyingly standard now.
Even worse is “hugh” for “huge”. I honestly didn’t know what it meant the first time I saw someone say something about a hugh diamond.
Smart dog.
Never leave food were a lab can get to it.
Or anything that looks vaguely edible….
Willie Mays…and without the aid of an oversized glove
Nobody will ever copy that.
Yeah, the warning is unnecessary
..
But believe me, if I could I would, in spite of it.
We’re ALL clapping for him, and wishing we had been there to see it!!
..
That looks to me like
Yup to you both.
…
Colombia.
Police/military dogs wounded in action?
that was my assumption
Yes, and returning from surgery, according to Google.
Bet they never got that kind of respect again….
,
The sky was very patchy that day.
Not holding together well at all.
I hope it didn’t fall down.
Oh, what a wonderful painting. Incredibly beautiful colours. Do you know the artist behind this amazing colour scheme?
That wagon’s gonna have quite a wait.
Loved it when we used to ride with Grandma and Grandpa in their old Plymouth and get stopped by a train. It always felt like we were moving and the train was sitting still. Fun times, at probably 5 to 7 years old. They kept sugar cubes for us, too. Yeah, we were spoiled in the best possible ways.
….
Yay, Petey!
He’s
,.
It’s just a matter of time…
Watch out! The mushrooms are sprouting!!
having seen said movie dozens of times,I immediately knew that line from air-raid warden and former Filby’s department store owner, played by Alan Young.
Loved the book….didn’t like that they turned it into sort of a horror movie.
Sorry MC… I don’t remember mushrooms. But it was a long time ago.
The A-Bomb clouds, the old soldier called them ‘mushrooms’.
here’s a thought-provoking line towards the end of the movie when one of Well’s good friends discovered that he had returned to the land of the future, but he took with him
three books.
.,,
Not much to go on.
3 is the only mono colored one… and 4 is upside down…(also black, but then others are blue, so that probably doesn’t matter.)
The fact that I thought one of them must be, to be the odd one, even before I saw it probably means I need more sleep. And I only woke up two hours ago.
I said the same…
You’re right, I misunderstood it as ‘Which of the kisses’, not ‘Which kisses’.
We were not given all the clues in nighthawks’ posting (they’re in the box too).
BRAINSNACK
Which two lipstick kiss marks do not belong—knowing that the woman only had four lipsticks of different colors?
Answer: Kisses number four and seven do not belong with the rest. She has only blue, green, red and pink lipsticks.
can’t make it TOO easy!
Uh…. Yeah.
Silly me.
Always wanting the clues.
Great.
Somehow it’s just not the same when nobody tells you what you’re looking for.
I think we did okay, for doing it without instructions. Our answers still work, on a different basis.
BUT…. For future reference…
It would have been more helpful had you left the clues OUT of the spoiler box, so we could solve it before we clicked to see the answer.
,
I’m missing something.
First I thought that arm belonged to the guy walking in front, but it doesn’t.
Infini love is a branded cut of diamond, but I don’t know if that’s what’s being advertised here.
Are we looking at disconnected robot parts?
Looks like China, so could be anything.
the arm is on the cube and the guy is merely walking past it—
since he probably wouldn’t have a single sleeve pushed up
Yeah…. I did say I realized it wasn’t his. Pretty immediately, in fact.
It was just my first impression, one momentary step in trying to figure out the point of this picture.
If it were more clear maybe we could tell if that’s a diamond advertisement, but it still wouldn’t explain the image.
Some people’s job hazards: Part I
Yikes! Bring in the stuntwoman!
Some people’s job hazards: Part II
No thanks.
Now that’s one job robots should take over.
When I started work, and had to climb poles and transmission towers, I was told not to worry about being high up, as once you’re above about 30′, anything higher than that doesn’t really matter as 30′ is high enough to kill you.
About ten years ago we lost a linesman to a fall, he fell out of the bucket of a hoist (Bucket Truck) when the bucket was parked on the vehicle (So his feet would have been approximately 6′ above ground level). He slipped getting out of the bucket and landed on his head on the kerbstone at the side of the road.
It’s not the height above ground that will get you, it’s the sudden stop at the bottom.
Which is why I stay planted at the bottom.
,
This is real ! !
Like the scene in “The Caine Mutiny…”
?—which scene?
“Let the fire fall?”
Some people’s job hazards: Part III
“Don’t try this at home, kids!”
This is a… or maybe the…. winner of that comedy wildlife photo contest, this time in 2017.
No tricks, no editing… Just an adorable dormouse.
Nature has some weird adaptations.
I keep forgetting to say I love these nearsighted lovers strips.
Today’s are especially apropos.
https://happy.toytown.ing/download/file.php?id=1084