The Keys 2018-04-03
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The Keys 2018-04-03
Even as Dustin is transparent in his declaration of his actions, neither one is transparent, now...
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Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
Oooh, Erza is gonna be maaaaddd....
"Character is what you are in the dark." - D.L. Moody
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
Yes, Daylla appears to be becoming more 'solid'. She also appears to be following Dustin where-ever he's going.
Could the Library be why she's 'there'? It is in another dimension, it has teleport powers, it's been shown to be sentient and extremely manipulative... If it wanted whatever mystery there is in the school solved, and figured Dustin was going to go the way of his Daylla if he tried solving this solo, it MIGHT have reached into an alternative universe - assuming it sees universes as alternative, and not as a multiverse - and pulled a different Daylla into the mix...
Could the Library be why she's 'there'? It is in another dimension, it has teleport powers, it's been shown to be sentient and extremely manipulative... If it wanted whatever mystery there is in the school solved, and figured Dustin was going to go the way of his Daylla if he tried solving this solo, it MIGHT have reached into an alternative universe - assuming it sees universes as alternative, and not as a multiverse - and pulled a different Daylla into the mix...
Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
He hid out while the school building was locked around him... and he's kiped the keys to the whole place...
Ye gods... ... this is definitely sounding like a flashback to the days of my misspent youth...
Ye gods... ... this is definitely sounding like a flashback to the days of my misspent youth...
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Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
He does have a point about the Library not stopping him. Tis a pity though the rest of the Scoobies arnt along for the ride. Seeing 2 different versions of each would be quite interesting for me.
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Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
("Kiped"- there's a word I've not heard in a long while. Probably was long time ago in California where I first heard it.)Dave wrote:... and he's kiped the keys to the whole place...
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And it doesn't travel well. In my lexicon it means taking a nap (or having a kip.....which has notting to do with kippers unless you have VERY strange tastes in sleepwear).Hansontoons wrote:("Kiped"- there's a word I've not heard in a long while. Probably was long time ago in California where I first heard it.)Dave wrote:... and he's kiped the keys to the whole place...
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Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
I always heard it as meaning stolen . . .Just Old Al wrote:And it doesn't travel well. In my lexicon it means taking a nap (or having a kip.....which has notting to do with kippers unless you have VERY strange tastes in sleepwear).Hansontoons wrote:("Kiped"- there's a word I've not heard in a long while. Probably was long time ago in California where I first heard it.)Dave wrote:... and he's kiped the keys to the whole place...
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Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
English English as opposed to American English. Rather like knocking someone up - a very different meaning.FreeFlier wrote: I always heard it as meaning stolen . . .
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"Knock me up in the morning" has a COMPLETELY different meaning when it means "knock on my door" and not...well, you know.
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Ditto - can't definitely recall hearing it since the 70s...Hansontoons wrote:("Kiped"- there's a word I've not heard in a long while. Probably was long time ago in California where I first heard it.)Dave wrote:... and he's kiped the keys to the whole place...
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In my experience, that's spelt "kipped" ... and "kiped" is pronounced like "kited" {like a check}.Just Old Al wrote:And it doesn't travel well. In my lexicon it means taking a nap (or having a kip.....which has notting to do with kippers unless you have VERY strange tastes in sleepwear).Hansontoons wrote:("Kiped"- there's a word I've not heard in a long while. Probably was long time ago in California where I first heard it.)Dave wrote:... and he's kiped the keys to the whole place...
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Yup.Just Old Al wrote:English English as opposed to American English. Rather like knocking someone up - a very different meaning.FreeFlier wrote: I always heard it as meaning stolen . . .
--FreeFlier
"Knock me up in the morning" has a COMPLETELY different meaning when it means "knock on my door" and not...well, you know.
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is often quoted - or just the "mean streets" part of it is - by people who don't properly catch the UKian usage.Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.
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Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
"Luca Brasi kips with the kippers" perhaps? if I'm herring you properly?Just Old Al wrote:And it doesn't travel well. In my lexicon it means taking a nap (or having a kip.....which has notting to do with kippers unless you have VERY strange tastes in sleepwear).
(It appears that "kipe" is probably derived from the Old English "kip" verb meaning "to take hold of or snatch" which came from the Norse "kippa" having a similar meaning. Apparently the meaning of "kip" in English usage has drifted or been replaced over the centuries. Maybe via "kip a short nap" as in "steal forty winks"?)
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Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
"Have you ever heard of Kipling?"
"I don't know, you naughty boy, I've never kippled!"
"I don't know, you naughty boy, I've never kippled!"
"Character is what you are in the dark." - D.L. Moody
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
"You should never run from the voices in your head. That's how you give them power." - Jin
Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
https://www.quotes.net/mquote/1125387jwhouk wrote:"Have you ever heard of Kipling?"
"I don't know, you naughty boy, I've never kippled!"
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The way i heard it was:jwhouk wrote:"Have you ever heard of Kipling?"
"I don't know, you naughty boy, I've never kippled!"
"Do you enjoy Kipling?"
"I don't know - I've never kippled."
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I heard it among my cohorts as a boy in Northern Greater Appalachia, late 60s to early 70s. Not sure I've heard it since. And I don't think I've ever seen it written before. I'd have guessed "kype."AnotherFairportfan wrote:Ditto - can't definitely recall hearing it since the 70s...Hansontoons wrote:("Kiped"- there's a word I've not heard in a long while. Probably was long time ago in California where I first heard it.)Dave wrote:... and he's kiped the keys to the whole place...
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Re: The Keys 2018-04-03
That seems to be a recognized alternative, although I've personally always seen/used it as "kipe". Since it's an "informal" usage in American English, and apparently used mostly by kids, the spelling of it is probably less standardized.Typeminer wrote:I'd have guessed "kype."
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"Kype" is the way I always figured it was spelled. I was a kid in the LA area '65-'71.Dave wrote:That seems to be a recognized alternative, although I've personally always seen/used it as "kipe". Since it's an "informal" usage in American English, and apparently used mostly by kids, the spelling of it is probably less standardized.Typeminer wrote:I'd have guessed "kype."
And I chuckle at the fact my musing diverted the discussion from the daily episode to a conversation about an obscure (?) word in the English language.
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And this is different from any other day?Hansontoons wrote: And I chuckle at the fact my musing diverted the discussion from the daily episode to a conversation about an obscure (?) word in the English language.
"The Empire was founded on cups of tea, mate, and if you think I am going to war without one you are sadly mistaken."