Weird things are happening to me, what does it mean?

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by flowperson

BTW, what is the meaning of the Brit term of derision, "Hard Cheese". I don't believe that it refers to the bad work habits of employees at cheese counters .
flow....

Certainly not!

"Hard cheese" is a classic British catch phrase that means essentially "tough luck" or "too bad." It can be used both as an expression of sympathy ("Hedgehog took your leg right off, did he? Hard cheese, old man.") and as a dismissive retort ("Don't like your gruel, boy? Well, hard cheese."). So far, "hard cheese" hasn't percolated into American usage, although it is common in Australia and probably in Canada as well. "Hard cheese" dates back to at least 1876; a variant, "hard cheddar," is more recent and first appeared in print around 1931.
Unfortunately, the mere fact that millions of people around the globe use "hard cheese" doesn't mean that anyone knows with any certainty where it came from. One theory mentioned by the great slang etymologist Eric Partridge is that gourmets generally prefer the soft, perishable cheeses. A waiter announcing, "Sorry, only hard cheese available today" would thus be saying, in essence, "tough luck."
But Paul Beale, who edited and updated Partridge's "Dictionary of Catch Phrases" in the 1980s, suggests that the "cheese" in question may not be edible cheese at all. "Cheese" (from the Persian "chiz" meaning "thing") was slang in 19th century Britain for "the proper thing" or "the tops," a usage still heard in the phrase "the big cheese." So "hard cheese" would mean "Lousy break. It could have been good but it wasn't. Tough luck."


Columns Posted March 2, 2001


Nothing definitive there, so hard cheese!

s.

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by Muslimwoman

Oops sorry am seriously hijacking this thread.
Salaam

Thought you'd got lost in the desert.

I've been covering for you and hijacking wherever possible.

Welcome back!

s.

[greymare]

well, flow if that was the case, i should have passed on years ago. I am , after all,so wonderful, and beautiful and talented but most of all I am humble. LOL.

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by greymare

yes, a chook is a chicken. why , what do you call it?

We're really crazy. We call it a "chicken."

s.

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by flowperson

Silver drool cup time ?

Why silver?

s.

[greymare]

because he is special.

[Saltmeister]

Originally Posted by path_of_one

LOL- it's OK to highjack, flow. We did it above for a while about accents. It seems to be how this thread runs, since the original poster, Nevermore, has not returned to our conversation.

Wow. The rebel with a cause. Nevermore will probably think that all we're good for is gossip. ......At least that's what he'll think when we see him again.

Oh yeah. PathOfOne let's mess up this guy's house while he's away!!!

Let's throw a party, get drunk, have a few boxing matches, some graffiti and play golf and footy in this guy's house. If we can't find balls to play with, we're buy some eggs. Soon the walls of the house will be covered with egg whites and yolks. We'll work ourselves into a vandalistic frenzy, break a few windows and destroy the furniture. Then we'll set the house on fire as we party deep into the night.

[Muslimwoman]

Originally Posted by Snoopy

Thought you'd got lost in the desert.

I've been covering for you and hijacking wherever possible.

Welcome back!

s.

Well done that man, I hope you remembered to wear your balaclava?!

Great to be back among friends, all work makes for a very dull life.

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by Muslimwoman

Well done that man, I hope you remembered to wear your balaclava?!

Actually I'm looking to get myself an Afghan hat

Great to be back among friends, all work makes for a very dull life.[/quote]

Well your site looks like it's growing, so all the hard work is paying off yes?

s.

[Muslimwoman]

Originally Posted by Snoopy

Actually I'm looking to get myself an Afghan hat

Oh very fetching. Anyway I thought it was time I nipped back to see what mischief you and 17th are up to.

Originally Posted by Snoopy

Well your site looks like it's growing, so all the hard work is paying off yes?

Humph. I just paid a fortune for radio ads and not one new member, in a bit of a rut at the moment it seems. Am very stressed about it. I tell myself it has only been 5 weeks since the official lanch but somehow that isn't helping.

Although, alhamdolillah, I could be sitting there with me and 2 mates, so shouldn't complain.

[flowperson]

I truly ADORE Afghan hats.

flow....

[path_of_one]

Originally Posted by Saltmeister

Wow. The rebel with a cause. Nevermore will probably think that all we're good for is gossip. ......At least that's what he'll think when we see him again.

Oh yeah. PathOfOne let's mess up this guy's house while he's away!!!

Hey now, I did contribute some empathetic, (perhaps) useful advice! And besides, I didn't start the hijacking! Not my fault! Not my fault!

[enlightenment]

Originally Posted by 17th Angel

EH!? Freaking euros? Freaking euros, in England? That will be the day..... Stirling forever.

No, no, all hail Edinburgh.....

[Snoopy]

Originally Posted by flowperson

I truly ADORE Afghan hats.

flow....

Oi! Get your own fashion accessory!

s.

[flowperson]

Snoopy:

Ummm, a silver drool cup because that's what I once saw used by an old fart in a motion picture. And we all know that whatever we see in films is truth. Not pewter, not gold, not brass, but silver. Besides, it is a noble metal which requires polishing from time to time, and as we all know polishing silver is an actiivity which brings meaning to the lives of old farts. Also I live in the Silver State and I'm for anything that supports the local economy, including hookers.

An Afghan hat is not a fashion accessory but instead is a fashion basic in cold weather. Besides, it fits in so well with the baggy courderoy pants that I prefer to wear in the winter, not to mention the bags under my eyes.

flow....