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Glass bowl
In Carolyn Hax's column in the Washington Post, last Sept. 1.
Dear Carolyn,
My husband...called me a (glass bowl) for questioning something about a weekend we're planning. I said "Why would we want to spend our weeekend getaway watching a tv event? If it's so important, why don't we go another weekend?"
What the heck is she talking about? An aquarium? A toilet? Porcelain is a form of glass, iirc, but no one calls it a glass bowl, and no one calls people a toilet for asking what one considers a stupid or insulting question.
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Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 10 years
Chicago 6 years
Brooklyn, NY 12 years
Baltimore 26 years
Dear Carolyn,
My husband...called me a (glass bowl) for questioning something about a weekend we're planning. I said "Why would we want to spend our weeekend getaway watching a tv event? If it's so important, why don't we go another weekend?"
What the heck is she talking about? An aquarium? A toilet? Porcelain is a form of glass, iirc, but no one calls it a glass bowl, and no one calls people a toilet for asking what one considers a stupid or insulting question.
Posters should say where they live, and for which
area they are asking questions. I have lived in
Western Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis 10 years
Chicago 6 years
Brooklyn, NY 12 years
Baltimore 26 years
Top answer
[nq:1]In Carolyn Hax's column in the Washington Post, last Sept. 1. called me a (glass bowl) for ...
- [nq:1]In Carolyn Hax's column in the Washington Post, last Sept.
- 1.
- called me a (glass bowl) for ...
- [/nq] Don't you think he called her a nasshole and she is like Emily on the old Sat.
- Night Live, hearing something that wasn't said?
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[nq:1]In Carolyn Hax's column in the Washington Post, last Sept. 1. Dear Carolyn, My husband...called me a (glass bowl) for ... a glass bowl, and no one calls people a toilet for asking what one considers a stupid or insulting question.[/nq]
Don't you think he called her a nasshole and she is like Emily on the old Sat. Night Live, hearing something that wasn't said?
What did Carolyn H
Don't you think he called her a nasshole and she is like Emily on the old Sat. Night Live, hearing something that wasn't said?
What did Carolyn H
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[nq:2]In Carolyn Hax's column in the Washington Post, last Sept. ... for asking what one considers a stupid or insulting question.[/nq]
[nq:1]Don't you think he called her a nasshole and she is like Emily on the old Sat. Night Live, hearing something that wasn't said?[/nq]
That must be it! I was never good at stuff like this. Maybe it's my wholesome upbringing and lifestyle.
[nq:1]What
[nq:1]Don't you think he called her a nasshole and she is like Emily on the old Sat. Night Live, hearing something that wasn't said?[/nq]
That must be it! I was never good at stuff like this. Maybe it's my wholesome upbringing and lifestyle.
[nq:1]What
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[nq:1]That must be it! I was never good at stuff like this. Maybe it's my wholesome upbringing and lifestyle.[/nq]
On second thought, I didn't get it because I'm very literal. If they say glass bowl, I look for examples of glass bowls. If you want me to understand something, you have to say it in plain English. I can't help it.
Posters should say where they live, and for which
are
On second thought, I didn't get it because I'm very literal. If they say glass bowl, I look for examples of glass bowls. If you want me to understand something, you have to say it in plain English. I can't help it.
Posters should say where they live, and for which
are
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It occurs to me that Carolyn Hax might have euphemized what her correspondent actually said or wrote. If the columnist wants to keep polite people like you as her frequent readers, she might clean up the hairy bits.
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[nq:1]In Carolyn Hax's column in the Washington Post, last Sept. 1. Dear Carolyn, My husband...called me a (glass bowl) for ... want to spend our weeekend getaway watching a tv event? If it's so important, why don't we go another weekend?"[/nq]
Where did the square brackets come from - were they printed in the original article? If so, that suggests that the phrase "glass bowl" was substituted
Where did the square brackets come from - were they printed in the original article? If so, that suggests that the phrase "glass bowl" was substituted
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[nq:1]In the British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" the word "toilet" was sometimes used as an insult for a stupid person. I've heard it in general usage occasionally but I don't know whether the usage derived from the sitcom or vice versa.[/nq]
Really? I must admit, it's been a while since I've seen 'Only Fools..', but I don't recall an occasion where someone was called a 'toilet'. It just so
Really? I must admit, it's been a while since I've seen 'Only Fools..', but I don't recall an occasion where someone was called a 'toilet'. It just so
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[nq:2]In the British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" the word ... whether the usage derived from the sitcom or vice versa.[/nq]
[nq:1]Really? I must admit, it's been a while since I've seen 'Only Fools..', but I don't recall an occasion where ... I don't think Del-Boy and co. would even have called a toilet a toilet, would they? A 'khazi' more likely.[/nq]
I just want everyone to know that
[nq:1]Really? I must admit, it's been a while since I've seen 'Only Fools..', but I don't recall an occasion where ... I don't think Del-Boy and co. would even have called a toilet a toilet, would they? A 'khazi' more likely.[/nq]
I just want everyone to know that
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[nq:2]In the British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" the word ... whether the usage derived from the sitcom or vice versa.[/nq]
[nq:1]Really? I must admit, it's been a while since I've seen 'Only Fools..', but I don't recall an occasion where someone was called a 'toilet'. It just sounds ... well, wrong. 'Plonker' or 'dipstick' yes, but 'toilet'?[/nq]
Well I can't give you a precise referen
[nq:1]Really? I must admit, it's been a while since I've seen 'Only Fools..', but I don't recall an occasion where someone was called a 'toilet'. It just sounds ... well, wrong. 'Plonker' or 'dipstick' yes, but 'toilet'?[/nq]
Well I can't give you a precise referen
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[nq:2]I don't think Del-Boy and co. would even have called a toilet a toilet, would they? A 'khazi' more likely.[/nq]
[nq:1]Steptoe and Son certainly called it the "karzy" (what's the accepted spelling by the way?)[/nq]
I could have sworn it was either "carsy" or "carsie", but everything I can find on-line points to the spelling "khazi". Apparently it's derived from Italian "casa", so the
[nq:1]Steptoe and Son certainly called it the "karzy" (what's the accepted spelling by the way?)[/nq]
I could have sworn it was either "carsy" or "carsie", but everything I can find on-line points to the spelling "khazi". Apparently it's derived from Italian "casa", so the
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Quoth "Guy Barry" (Email Removed), and I quote:
[nq:1]general[/nq]
The word "khazi" seems to be so closely associated with Steptoe and Son that Roger's Profanisaurus has the following note:
"For best effect, this word should be spoken in the style of Wilfred Brambell."
James
[nq:1]general[/nq]
The word "khazi" seems to be so closely associated with Steptoe and Son that Roger's Profanisaurus has the following note:
"For best effect, this word should be spoken in the style of Wilfred Brambell."
James
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