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Always had a soft spot for Andy and Lucy. They may be dumber than a bag of hammers but they are good hearted people. That goes a long way.
Always had a soft spot for Andy and Lucy. They may be dumber than a bag of hammers but they are good hearted people. That goes a long way.
Yes. They would be wonderful people to have as friends.
Always had a soft spot for Andy and Lucy. They may be dumber than a bag of hammers but they are good hearted people. That goes a long way.
Bite your tongue. Andy knows about styrofoam!
🙂 I showed this to my man; he always said Andy was dumber than a "box of rocks". He's going to start saying "bag of hammers". hahahahaha
Always had a soft spot for Andy and Lucy. They may be dumber than a bag of hammers but they are good hearted people. That goes a long way.
Bite your tongue. Andy knows about styrofoam!
🙂 I showed this to my man; he always said Andy was dumber than a "box of rocks". He's going to start saying "bag of hammers". hahahahaha
I can't take credit for it; it's something I read on another forum, years ago. In general, "dumb" isn't a word we use here, as a description for someone who is cognitively impaired. In fact, it's no longer used in our original sense, for someone unable to speak.
We'd describe someone as "thick" (distinct from the US version), "thick as two short planks" or just "plank". "Gormless" is a good one, too; mainly used in Yorkshire. The word of choice at Chez Therapy is "Plum".
Yeah, "dumb" is pretty arcane in usage here, too, or it should be. Old habits die hard, though, just about as hard as these eggs...oops...coincidentally, plum, on the other hand is regional. Particularly, in the South, and I really wonder how far back. Way back, methinks. Anyway, it's used as the adverb before the always derogatory adjective you're about to get sized down with. Plum crazy, plum schizo, plum doppelgänger if you like. Think I'll start using just "plum..." with a small eyelbrow lift. Leave 'em thinking. 🙂
I also have a desire that falls into the train wreck category. Hutch & Chantal. Though I hated, loved, and feared them, I mostly stared in wonderment at their oddness.
I think their chemistry alone is golden, and going to be missed. We hardly knew ye.
Only two? The easy answer for me is Hawk and Grown-up Bobby. I have a thing for solid men in uniform.
The scary answer: BOB and MIKE, provided I was a foot or a chair, so I could be relatively safe. Then I'd watch them beat the Lodgey cr*p out of each other.
The reassuring answer: Young Laura and Young Log Lady. Diary/Laura found Margaret sweet and nice (which is true), and she'd be at ease at least for a while, a normal schoolgirl. And I could use some insight from the Log.
You have unleashed a monster.
Billy and Tina, maybe they can explane what happen
I have a few bottles of good Bordeaux and I speak a little French, so naturally...
I have a few bottles of good Bordeaux and I speak a little French, so naturally...
lol, on my screen, it seems she is looking right back at you charlesheld... and appears to be quite interested 😉
Yeah, "dumb" is pretty arcane in usage here, too, or it should be. Old habits die hard, though, just about as hard as these eggs...oops...coincidentally, plum, on the other hand is regional. Particularly, in the South, and I really wonder how far back. Way back, methinks. Anyway, it's used as the adverb before the always derogatory adjective you're about to get sized down with. Plum crazy, plum schizo, plum doppelgänger if you like. Think I'll start using just "plum..." with a small eyelbrow lift. Leave 'em thinking. 🙂
Ah, well, yours is different. Your version is "plumb", as in "plumb line", as in "straight up and down", which is derived from an English saying, originating in one of the old port towns. Plumb, you probably know is from the Latin for lead, plumbum, hence Plumber, one who works with lead (as they once did. In fact, my Dad was the last man in England qualified to work with lead).
We use "plum" as in plum, the soft reddish purple fruit, not noted for its high intelligence. I mean, when was the last time you heard of a plum being nominated for a Nobel Prize?
So you could say Andy and Lucy are both plums, or I guess you could say they were plumb stupid, which seems a bit harsh, considering they're such nice people. Both dedicated to their jobs, too.
Yeah, "dumb" is pretty arcane in usage here, too, or it should be. Old habits die hard, though, just about as hard as these eggs...oops...coincidentally, plum, on the other hand is regional. Particularly, in the South, and I really wonder how far back. Way back, methinks. Anyway, it's used as the adverb before the always derogatory adjective you're about to get sized down with. Plum crazy, plum schizo, plum doppelgänger if you like. Think I'll start using just "plum..." with a small eyelbrow lift. Leave 'em thinking. 🙂
Ah, well, yours is different. Your version is "plumb", as in "plumb line", as in "straight up and down", which is derived from an English saying, originating in one of the old port towns. Plumb, you probably know is from the Latin for lead, plumbum, hence Plumber, one who works with lead (as they once did. In fact, my Dad was the last man in England qualified to work with lead).
We use "plum" as in plum, the soft reddish purple fruit, not noted for its high intelligence. I mean, when was the last time you heard of a plum being nominated for a Nobel Prize?
So you could say Andy and Lucy are both plums, or I guess you could say they were plumb stupid, which seems a bit harsh, considering they're such nice people. Both dedicated to their jobs, too.
Plumb/plum. *hides his face in shame for missing his too obvious bungle*
Aside, Dad story... 🙂
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