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Surprise, Katherine!

That last speech bubble needs a few extra words, between "to" and "adult"... "be an" or "be the" would seem to be most appropriate...

Nice haircut. But why dye the grey lock? It looked good on her.

lake_wrangler wrote:That last speech bubble needs a few extra words, between "to" and "adult"... "be an" or "be the" would seem to be most appropriate...

In this case, I think "adult" is being used sort of as a verb... like "swim" or "strive" or "dig".

Adult (verb): provide counseling and comfort; admonish; instruct.

Something like that. It reads to me like a deliberate (if slangish) usage, not a typo.

jwhouk wrote:Funny, didn't see a Buca di Beppa in the Twin Cities...

1204 Harmon Place in Minneapolis, or 2728 Gannon Road in St. Paul.

Current slang usage...

Dave wrote:

lake_wrangler wrote:That last speech bubble needs a few extra words, between "to" and "adult"... "be an" or "be the" would seem to be most appropriate...

In this case, I think "adult" is being used sort of as a verb... like "swim" or "strive" or "dig".

Adult (verb): provide counseling and comfort; admonish; instruct.

Something like that. It reads to me like a deliberate (if slangish) usage, not a typo.

I blame my English as a Second Language for my lack of knowledge of current slang!

Seriously, I'd never come across it as a verb, before... You Anglos* are so weird...






*In Québec, we often use "Anglos" to refer to anglophones (people who speak English), mostly when speaking in French. We will, however, use the complete word "Francophone" to refer to a French speaking person. I don't know if anglophones actually would say "francos" or not, referring to us, while speaking English, but I'm pretty sure they won't shorten "anglophone" to "anglo"...

lake_wrangler wrote: . . .

Seriously, I'd never come across it as a verb, before... You Anglos* are so weird...

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Calvin wrote:Verbing weirds language.

--FreeFlier

lake_wrangler wrote:

Dave wrote:

lake_wrangler wrote:That last speech bubble needs a few extra words, between "to" and "adult"... "be an" or "be the" would seem to be most appropriate...

In this case, I think "adult" is being used sort of as a verb... like "swim" or "strive" or "dig".

Adult (verb): provide counseling and comfort; admonish; instruct.

Something like that. It reads to me like a deliberate (if slangish) usage, not a typo.

I blame my English as a Second Language for my lack of knowledge of current slang!

Seriously, I'd never come across it as a verb, before... You Anglos* are so weird...





*In Québec, we often use "Anglos" to refer to anglophones (people who speak English), mostly when speaking in French. We will, however, use the complete word "Francophone" to refer to a French speaking person. I don't know if anglophones actually would say "francos" or not, referring to us, while speaking English, but I'm pretty sure they won't shorten "anglophone" to "anglo"...

Mostly i have heard them referred to as folks that speak french or French Canadians. Unless your from Louisiana in which case its Creole or Cajun.

lake_wrangler wrote:Surprise, Katherine!

That last speech bubble needs a few extra words, between "to" and "adult"... "be an" or "be the" would seem to be most appropriate...

I've heard some people call French or French-speakers "frogs."

I don't know if this is derogatory/offensive, and if it is, I have no idea how severe it is, so I just avoid it.

And it doesn't make any sense... French is a very smooth and liquid language. English is a hunchbacked mutt Frankenstein language, Russian frequently sounds like they are perpetually stumbling over their words whilst slopping vodka on their shirts, and German sounds like a machine gun or a team of men pounding on a rock with sledgehammers. French is the prettiest language. so I dunno where "frog" came from.

It's a culinary slur Glytch, that the french would eat amphibians because of their trashy tastes.

lake_wrangler wrote:

Dave wrote:

lake_wrangler wrote:That last speech bubble needs a few extra words, between "to" and "adult"... "be an" or "be the" would seem to be most appropriate...

In this case, I think "adult" is being used sort of as a verb... like "swim" or "strive" or "dig".

Adult (verb): provide counseling and comfort; admonish; instruct.

Something like that. It reads to me like a deliberate (if slangish) usage, not a typo.

I blame my English as a Second Language for my lack of knowledge of current slang!

Seriously, I'd never come across it as a verb, before... You Anglos* are so weird...






*In Québec, we often use "Anglos" to refer to anglophones (people who speak English), mostly when speaking in French. We will, however, use the complete word "Francophone" to refer to a French speaking person. I don't know if anglophones actually would say "francos" or not, referring to us, while speaking English, but I'm pretty sure they won't shorten "anglophone" to "anglo"...

Oh, when it comes to 'weird' you have noooo idea... especially when it comes to what we do to our language. I seldom hear English speaking people use the term 'Franco' or 'Francos' regarding French... the common term I hear is usually 'Frog', but that might be the circles I hang out with.

So is Kath about to trip over a feline para boy still sitting on the ground staring at her older daughter's wet cleavage?

Opus the Poet wrote:It's a culinary slur Glytch, that the french would eat amphibians because of their trashy tastes.

...huh. Well, I guess I'll keep avoiding it.

Eating frog legs is trashy? I never would have thought of that on my own. Possibly because I think much classier foods like... I dunno, lobster or crab... Seems much more weird. I honestly wouldn't eat a lobster unless it was a survival situation.

How is eating a creepy sea bug trashier than eating a frog?

People are weird.

Back to the important matter on hand:

OMG Kath looks super cute! I wish her good day could have continued...

I'd totally take her out to a little shack known as Burger Barge in East Peoria so she could unwind if I had the opportunity. Everybody needs days off.

GlytchMeister wrote:

Opus the Poet wrote:It's a culinary slur Glytch, that the french would eat amphibians because of their trashy tastes.

...huh. Well, I guess I'll keep avoiding it.

Eating frog legs is trashy? I never would have thought of that on my own. Possibly because I think much classier foods like... I dunno, lobster or crab... Seems much more weird. I honestly wouldn't eat a lobster unless it was a survival situation.

How is eating a creepy sea bug trashier than eating a frog?

People are weird.

THAT'S where it come from? Frog legs taste lovely, but there's a lot of effort to fill your belly is my only complaint- I prefer rattler

Sgt. Howard wrote:THAT'S where it come from? Frog legs taste lovely, but there's a lot of effort to fill your belly is my only complaint- I prefer rattler

Haven't ever had rattler, although I do recall having had snake meat at least once (can't remember whether it was in Australia or Africa, though).

If we're mentioning foods popular in France... after our visit there last fall, I now understand why the French are fond of duck. I'd never had it before, but after being introduced to duck confit at a little hotel's "we make one selection for dinner each night, as the chef chooses" restaurant, I'm definitely sold on it. Quite delicious. I haven't tried making confit myself, but I slow roasted a couple of ducks over the Christmas holidays and they turned out quite well.

Dave wrote:

Sgt. Howard wrote:THAT'S where it come from? Frog legs taste lovely, but there's a lot of effort to fill your belly is my only complaint- I prefer rattler

Haven't ever had rattler, although I do recall having had snake meat at least once (can't remember whether it was in Australia or Africa, though).

If we're mentioning foods popular in France... after our visit there last fall, I now understand why the French are fond of duck. I'd never had it before, but after being introduced to duck confit at a little hotel's "we make one selection for dinner each night, as the chef chooses" restaurant, I'm definitely sold on it. Quite delicious. I haven't tried making confit myself, but I slow roasted a couple of ducks over the Christmas holidays and they turned out quite well.

Goose is great, too.

I still haven't found anyone around here who sells them.

Aren't Geese protected by a migratory bird act or whatever? Kinda hard to sell meat of a protected species.