[lace-chat] Queen's dress
Avital wrote: Predictable turquoise. That seems to be her favourite at the moment. She wore that colour in the portrait painted for her 80th birthday by Rolf Harris. Part of it can be seen at: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10360934 and the face detail at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4541388.stm Jean in Poole, Dorset UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Taking the mickey
"Taking the mickey" is done to someone's face as Tamara said, and sometimes the "victim" isn't sure whether or not what's being said to them is a compliment or "taking the mickey". The most recent example I can think would be someone saying to Evanda Holyfield that he danced a very good jive in "Dancing with the Stars" in the US and "Strictly Come Dancing" in the UK. Not something I'd take a chance on doing if he realised that you were taking the mickey! Taking the mickey can have quite serious consequences if the victim thinks they're being paid a compliment rather than having fun poked at them and acts on the compliment. It's not usually intended to be malicious, and the victim usually joins in the joke - we should all be able to see the funny side of things we do. Found this on the web: <<: Who or what was Mickey, and why do we take him? : [Obviously there are also cruder versions of this phrase.] Here's what it says in "The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang" by Tony Thorne (Pantheon Books): "take the mick/mickey/michael -- vb. British -- to mock, deride, poke fun at. These expressions are milder versions of 'take the piss.' Unbeknownst to most users, they employ rhyming slang: Mickey is short for a mythical 'Mickey Bliss,' providing the rhyme for 'piss.' 'Michael' is a humorous variant. The phrases, like their more vulgar counterpart, have been in use since the 1940s." "take the piss (out of someone) vb. British -- to mock, deride, poke fun (at). This vulgarism has been in widespread use since the late 1940s. The original idea evoked by the expression was that of deflating someone, recalling the description of a self-important blusterer as 'all piss and wind.'" >> Jean in Poole, Dorset UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Queen's dress
Wearing the same colour for a few decades must save a lot of shopping and dressing time. Not to mention that your kids would always know what to get you for your birthday. I enjoyed the article about her portrait. I'm not sure *I* would have the courage to say 'I was afraid she'd look like a Norwich butcher,' even if I'd already been paid! Avital > Predictable turquoise. That seems to be her favourite at the > moment. She > wore that colour in the portrait painted for her 80th birthday by > Rolf > Harris. > > Part of it can be seen at: > > http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10360934 > > and the face detail at: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4541388.stm > > Jean in Poole, Dorset UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Queen's dress
The turquoise dress she wore for the Christmas Day message was much more frumpy looking than the one in Rolf's portrait. There's currently a picture from teh Christmas day broadcast and a link to watch/listen to the whole message at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4558418.stm Brenda On 26 Dec 2005, at 08:29, Jean Nathan wrote: Avital wrote: Predictable turquoise. That seems to be her favourite at the moment. She wore that colour in the portrait painted for her 80th birthday by Rolf Harris. Part of it can be seen at: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10360934 and the face detail at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4541388.stm Jean in Poole, Dorset UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brenda http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Queen's dress
Quite the hat on Camilla! I didn't realise they were wearing them below the eyebrows this year. ;-) I'll watch when I get home. Our network at work blocks video and streaming because of the high bandwidth usage. Thanks. It takes me back to Christmas at Granny's, where we had to drop everything and gather around the TV when the queen appeared. Avital > The turquoise dress she wore for the Christmas Day message was > much > more frumpy looking than the one in Rolf's portrait. > There's currently a picture from teh Christmas day broadcast and a > link > to watch/listen to the whole message at: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4558418.stm > > Brenda > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Taking the mickey
I'm moving this over to chat. Jenny Barron wrote: > you are welcome to take the mickey any time you like Avital, I > have 2 boys at home at the moment whose main pastime is just that They must have taught my son. He's 12. I think it comes with the age. > sport - sigh. Seriously a lovely island to visit would be Lindisfarne > http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/ > that is off the north east coast of England. No lace though. Gorgeous! I like old monasteries and churches, too. I'd love to visit someday. Avital To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Taking the mickey
mine are 17 and 19 and the favouite sport at the moment is patting me on the head, (I'm 5'5", they are both over 6') and commenting unfavouribly on my dwarf like size - it is actually very funny so I don't really mind. Mind you at 12 you've got quite a lot of mickey taking to come - look on the bright side - he is talking to you and you understand what he is saying jenny barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm moving this over to chat. Jenny Barron wrote: > you are welcome to take the mickey any time you like Avital, I > have 2 boys at home at the moment whose main pastime is just that They must have taught my son. He's 12. I think it comes with the age. > sport - sigh. Seriously a lovely island to visit would be Lindisfarne > http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/ > that is off the north east coast of England. No lace though. Gorgeous! I like old monasteries and churches, too. I'd love to visit someday. Avital To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Message for Jeri
Jeri - I tried to send you a reply to yesterday's messages this morning, but it has been returned twice. Malvary To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] I'm wrong!
Forgive me!! I was a bit out of my clear-thinking element when I wrote the message below yesterday. We couldn't decide if red or white wine would go better with Christmas dinner, and since no one under 18 was present, we had both. And, the egg nog-well-fortified-with-bourbon certainly did not add to my clear thinking! "Blessing someone's heart" certainly *does not* conform to "Taking the Mickey" out of anyone. Taking the wind out of their sails *would* however. Sorry for the boozey answer, Betty Ann in Roanoke Virginia USA - Original Message - From: "CLIVE Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chat" Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Expressions Taking the Mickey out of anyone is sort of "Bless Her/His Heart" Say anything you want as long as you bless hearts. Example, "Bless her heart, she's so fat she can't fit in the church pew!" or "Her green bean casserole tastes like it was made last week, bless her heart." Or, "Lord only knows, bless her heart, she can't carry a tune in a gallon bucket!" Since FH Clive is English, I am familiar with taking the mickey out of someone, so blessing hearts is a comparable expression in the South - maybe not North of the Potomac... Merry Christmas to All Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] I'm wrong!
To me - taking the wind out of someone's sails is not the same as taking the Mickey. To take the wind out of someone's sails would be like you are having an argument with someone and they expect you throw a punch, but you turn round and walk away - or turn to them and give them a big hug. Something that they really don't expect given the situation at the time. Both expressions are explained on the page below. http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingst.htm While both of them say "to deflate", I wouldn't use them interchangeably. Malvary in Ottawa where it has been snowing a little, supposed to rain later - Original Message - From: "CLIVE Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chat" Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 11:05 AM Subject: [lace-chat] I'm wrong! Forgive me!! I was a bit out of my clear-thinking element when I wrote the message below yesterday. We couldn't decide if red or white wine would go better with Christmas dinner, and since no one under 18 was present, we had both. And, the egg nog-well-fortified-with-bourbon certainly did not add to my clear thinking! "Blessing someone's heart" certainly *does not* conform to "Taking the Mickey" out of anyone. Taking the wind out of their sails *would* however. Sorry for the boozey answer, Betty Ann in Roanoke Virginia USA - Original Message - From: "CLIVE Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chat" Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Expressions Taking the Mickey out of anyone is sort of "Bless Her/His Heart" Say anything you want as long as you bless hearts. Example, "Bless her heart, she's so fat she can't fit in the church pew!" or "Her green bean casserole tastes like it was made last week, bless her heart." Or, "Lord only knows, bless her heart, she can't carry a tune in a gallon bucket!" Since FH Clive is English, I am familiar with taking the mickey out of someone, so blessing hearts is a comparable expression in the South - maybe not North of the Potomac... Merry Christmas to All Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Boxing Day Poem
Hi Alice and all, That's a great poem, and what a great way to spend Boxing Day!!! Did you get any lace made, or was there too much socializing and eating ;o) Thanks for sharing, Irene Whitham To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] I'm wrong!
Malvery, I thought the original question asked for the opinion of a USA woman. Last time I looked, Ottawa was in Canada (^_^) Your intrepretation of taking the wind out may be Canadian, but it is not USA. I stand by my sober interpretation of "taking the Mickey" Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA - Original Message - From: "Malvary J Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chat" Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] I'm wrong! To me - taking the wind out of someone's sails is not the same as taking the Mickey. To take the wind out of someone's sails would be like you are having an argument with someone and they expect you throw a punch, but you turn round and walk away - or turn to them and give them a big hug. Something that they really don't expect given the situation at the time. Both expressions are explained on the page below. http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingst.htm While both of them say "to deflate", I wouldn't use them interchangeably. Malvary in Ottawa where it has been snowing a little, supposed to rain later To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace-chat] I'm wrong!
LOL! Never mind. You had a good excuse if you were going through red and white wine and bourbon in the same meal. It sounds as though you had a merry time! Avital > Forgive me!! I was a bit out of my clear-thinking element when I wrote the > message below yesterday. We couldn't decide if red or white wine would go > better with Christmas dinner, and since no one under 18 was present, we had > both. And, the egg nog-well-fortified-with-bourbon certainly did not add to > my clear thinking! > "Blessing someone's heart" certainly *does not* conform to "Taking the > Mickey" out of anyone. Taking the wind out of their sails *would* however. > > Sorry for the boozey answer, > Betty Ann in Roanoke Virginia USA > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
