RR: Politically Incorrect

On 2005-03-20, Gman penned:

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One particular evening on the way down headed for a barley pop, with the ACS
Claw buzzing, the Surly slippin' thru the rocks and the light gurgle of the
stream on my left, I thought, "This trail is [censored]!"

I've never heard that expression. It sounds weird. It would sound more
familiar if maybe you inserted "the", as in "is the [censored]!" ... no, maybe it
wouldn't. That's just weird. Is it a Boise thing?

But glad you enjoyed it, assuming that's what it means.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-03-20, Gman penned:

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One particular evening on the way down headed for a barley pop, with
the ACS Claw buzzing, the Surly slippin' thru the rocks and the
light gurgle of the stream on my left, I thought, "This trail is
[censored]!"

I've never heard that expression. It sounds weird. It would sound
more familiar if maybe you inserted "the", as in "is the [censored]!" ...
no, maybe it wouldn't. That's just weird. Is it a Boise thing?

But glad you enjoyed it, assuming that's what it means.

it's a guy thing. And why would I slam Gman? He's a guy after all. Guys +
anything to do with [censored] = ;-)

The man's prayer: I'm a Man. I can change.
If I have to, I guess.

Penny

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"This trail is [censored]!"

I assume that means it's the "dogs bollocks" for those of us on the other
side of the pond?

Later,

Fred

On 2005-03-20, small change penned:

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Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-03-20, Gman penned:

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One particular evening on the way down headed for a barley pop, with the
ACS Claw buzzing, the Surly slippin' thru the rocks and the light gurgle
of the stream on my left, I thought, "This trail is [censored]!"

I've never heard that expression. It sounds weird. It would sound more
familiar if maybe you inserted "the", as in "is the [censored]!" ... no, maybe
it wouldn't. That's just weird. Is it a Boise thing?

But glad you enjoyed it, assuming that's what it means.

it's a guy thing. And why would I slam Gman? He's a guy after all. Guys +
anything to do with [censored] = ;-)

Yeah, I checked with Eric and he said he's heard "it's the [censored]" before. Not
just "it's [censored]," though. I still reserve the right to call the lack of "the"
odd =P

Guys really amaze me. I've been down with bronchitis for a week now, feeling
awful, covered in phlegm, really disgusting. All I have to do is stand in
front of Eric, though, and he gets this big grin on his face, and his eyes are
focused on my, um, pecs. I can't decide if it's annoying or cute.

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The man's prayer: I'm a Man. I can change. If I have to, I guess.

Hrm, I've never heard the "I can change" part =P

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
All I have to do is stand in

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front of Eric, though, and he gets this big grin on his face, and his eyes are
focused on my, um, pecs.

That's probably not the only thing that get's big. 😉

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

On 2005-03-20, Ride-A-Lot penned:

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Monique Y. Mudama said:

All I have to do is stand in front of Eric, though, and he gets this
big grin on his face, and his eyes are focused on my, um, pecs.

That's probably not the only thing that get's big. 😉

!!

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-03-20, small change penned:

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it's a guy thing. And why would I slam Gman? He's a guy after all.
Guys + anything to do with [censored] = ;-)

Yeah, I checked with Eric and he said he's heard "it's the [censored]"
before. Not just "it's [censored]," though. I still reserve the right to
call the lack of "the" odd =P

Guys really amaze me. I've been down with bronchitis for a week now,
feeling awful, covered in phlegm, really disgusting. All I have to
do is stand in front of Eric, though, and he gets this big grin on
his face, and his eyes are focused on my, um, pecs. I can't decide
if it's annoying or cute.

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The man's prayer: I'm a Man. I can change. If I have to, I guess.

Hrm, I've never heard the "I can change" part =P

I got it wrong. It should read
I'm a man. I can't help it. I can change, if I have to, I guess.

check your local pbs listings for Red Green.

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I got it wrong. It should read
I'm a man. I can't help it. I can change, if I have to, I guess.

I'm a man. But I can change... if I have to... I guess.

http://www.redgreen.com/

The only real reason to have a TV.

poodles plums is my favourite. and yes, it should be "the [censored]" imho

"Fred Fragger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"This trail is [censored]!"

I assume that means it's the "dogs bollocks" for those of us on the other
side of the pond?

Later,

Fred

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Guys really amaze me. I've been down with bronchitis for a week now,
feeling
awful, covered in phlegm, really disgusting. All I have to do is stand in
front of Eric, though, and he gets this big grin on his face, and his eyes
are
focused on my, um, pecs. I can't decide if it's annoying or cute.

Try Mono at 33 for feeling crappy. I was off the bike for the last 3 weeks.
There is nothing like beautiful weather, and feeling crappy.

TJ
www.fatboy.s5.com

"Fred Fragger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"This trail is [censored]!"

I assume that means it's the "dogs bollocks" for those of us on the other
side of the pond?

Later,

Fred

I have heard the "Mutts nuts" before.

TJ

Mian said:

poodles plums is my favourite. and yes, it should be "the [censored]" imho

"Fred Fragger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"This trail is [censored]!"

I assume that means it's the "dogs bollocks" for those of us on the
other side of the pond?

Later,

Fred

does anyone know the history of why something going TU ([censored] up) means that
something's gone bad? (broken down, fell apart etc)
Penny

small change said:

does anyone know the history of why something going TU ([censored] up)
means that something's gone bad? (broken down, fell apart etc)

Probably just an expression like "DOA" or "six feet under" (?) -- as in,
that's how they bury people (and cows) -- [censored] up?

Now "head over heels" I've never understood...

/bs

On 2005-03-21, TJ penned:

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Guys really amaze me. I've been down with bronchitis for a week now,
feeling awful, covered in phlegm, really disgusting. All I have to do is
stand in front of Eric, though, and he gets this big grin on his face, and
his eyes are focused on my, um, pecs. I can't decide if it's annoying or
cute.

Try Mono at 33 for feeling crappy. I was off the bike for the last 3 weeks.
There is nothing like beautiful weather, and feeling crappy.

No, thanks, I'm miserable enough!

And confused. As I always do when I'm sick, I emailed my boss to let him know
every day. I even called and left a message on Friday. But he never answered
an email or phone call, which is highly unusual. I'm worried that he might be
annoyed at me, or something, but there was no way I should have been at work
last week.

I'm still feeling craptastic, but I'm going to work today to find out what's
up.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

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"This trail is [censored]!"

Perhaps its a Boise reference, but I also heard it a fair amount when
living in Vancouver (WA). A more curious phrase heard in Boise:
"floating on a cloud of t*tties."

Course that's probably more accurate post-ride down at Hyde park
sipping an adult beverage (it is hyde park, right? Lucky 13 pizza
maybe?)

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2005-03-21, TJ penned:

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Guys really amaze me. I've been down with bronchitis for a week now,
feeling awful, covered in phlegm, really disgusting. All I have to do is
stand in front of Eric, though, and he gets this big grin on his face, and
his eyes are focused on my, um, pecs. I can't decide if it's annoying or
cute.

Try Mono at 33 for feeling crappy. I was off the bike for the last 3 weeks.
There is nothing like beautiful weather, and feeling crappy.

No, thanks, I'm miserable enough!

And confused. As I always do when I'm sick, I emailed my boss to let him know
every day. I even called and left a message on Friday. But he never answered
an email or phone call, which is highly unusual. I'm worried that he might be
annoyed at me, or something, but there was no way I should have been at work
last week.

I'm still feeling craptastic, but I'm going to work today to find out what's
up.

Makes me think of that one scene in Jaws, where they are comparing scars.
I wish this was not true, and hope no one can to one-up me (for their
sake), try getting a severe attack of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and
discovering you have it right when fall season hits Colorado in August.
Totally out of commission, barely able to walk up and down stairs until
January, taking steroids, chemo-therapy and anti-depresents, and still
feeling terrible.
Not too worry, I have over 300 road miles since then, and several mtn.
bike rides in. I still don't feel 100% and probably never will again,
but I can ride, at least a bit.
There is a bright side, I've just switched to another Dr. in GJ, so I'll
have to make a trip up there every 6 weeks, and of course the first
appointment is April 5, how convienent, I guess I'll have to stay for
the FFTF and write off the hotel and mileage.
As I always tell my son, everything always seems to work out, just be
patient and do the right thing!

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
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Guys really amaze me. I've been down with bronchitis for a week now, feeling
awful, covered in phlegm, really disgusting. All I have to do is stand in
front of Eric, though, and he gets this big grin on his face, and his eyes are
focused on my, um, pecs. I can't decide if it's annoying or cute.

We can be simple creatures, which can be good or bad.

My wife and I had a conversation about something similar recently. I've
been sick for three weeks too (Flu > sinus infection > nasty cough >
sinus infection again). The conversation turned to sex as it often does
between us and we noted something interesting.
It seems woman who's not feeling 100% will generally not be interested
in sex until she's all better: "How could I think about *that* when I'm
not totally well?". A man who's less than 100% (as long as it's not a
totally miserable condition) will think "Hey, maybe a little action will
make me feel better. Can't hurt anyway...".

Matt (I always heard it as "*the* [censored]" too

GMan said:

"This trail is [censored]!"

Sounds right to me. I've never heard something referred to as "the
[censored]". It's always been just "[censored]".

JD

MattB said:

Matt (I always heard it as "*the* [censored]" too

OK, let's set this straight. In 197(before most of youse was born), I was
in a rock band, and the drummer -- who was great -- was this big fat guy
named Harold. (I had also worked at McDonald's with him, which has nothing
to do with anything but it's good to not come home covered in grease no
mo'.) He was one or two years older than I, which is substantial when
you're 15, so he made an impression on me.

ANYWAY, Harold had two expressions: "[censored]", and "rass blood clot". "[censored]"
meant cool, neat, /excellent/; "rass blood clot" meant...well, I never
really knew, but it was sorta like "Oy vay" or "Oh, brother" or something
like that.

(Just Googled it, and it REALLY IS a Jamaican saying -- rather insulting,
apparently.)

So, in the northeast in the early '70s at least, the expression was "[censored]"
and not "The [censored]".

Fascinatingly Yours, Bun-dresser Bill

(Mustard gun in right hand; ketchup in left. Won't tell you how I applied
the pickle!!!)