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Popped his clogs
Recently I have used "popped his clogs" in a number of different groups of people of varying social class, and in England it appears to be generally understood and unexceptional.
Question to non-British-Isles speakers of the language - do you understand what I mean when I say "popped his clogs"?
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Question to non-British-Isles speakers of the language - do you understand what I mean when I say "popped his clogs"?
-- Dave OSOS#24 (Email Removed) Remove my gerbil for email replies
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[nq:1]Recently I have used "popped his clogs" in a number of different groups of people of varying social class, and ... [/nq] Anything like "knocked his socks off" (but where "he" is the agent rather than the patient)? Or "flipped his lid"?
- [nq:1]Recently I have used "popped his clogs" in a number of different groups of people of varying social class, and ...
- [/nq] Anything like "knocked his socks off" (but where "he" is the agent rather than the patient)?
- Or "flipped his lid"?
- -- Odysseus
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[nq:1]Recently I have used "popped his clogs" in a number of different groups of people of varying social class, and ... [/nq]
Anything like "knocked his socks off" (but where "he" is the agent rather than the patient)? Or "flipped his lid"?
-- Odysseus
Anything like "knocked his socks off" (but where "he" is the agent rather than the patient)? Or "flipped his lid"?
-- Odysseus
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[nq:2]Recently I have used "popped his clogs" in a number ... understand what I mean when I say "popped his clogs"?[/nq]
[nq:1]No. I might venture a guess, but absent context I'd almost certainly be wrong. Anything like "knocked his socks off" (but where "he" is the agent rather than the patient)? Or "flipped his lid"?[/nq]
Excellent. You are correct in you
[nq:2]Recently I have used "popped his clogs" in a number ... understand what I mean when I say "popped his clogs"?[/nq]
[nq:1]No. I might venture a guess, but absent context I'd almost certainly be wrong. Anything like "knocked his socks off" (but where "he" is the agent rather than the patient)? Or "flipped his lid"?[/nq]
Excellent. You are correct in you
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On 18 Oct 2003, Dave Swindell posted thus:
[nq:1]Question to non-British-Isles speakers of the language - do you understand what I mean when I say "popped his clogs"?[/nq]
Out of context, I would have said something akin to "blew a fuse" or "blew a gasket," but no, it's not immediately comprehensible to me.
-- Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
[nq:1]Question to non-British-Isles speakers of the language - do you understand what I mean when I say "popped his clogs"?[/nq]
Out of context, I would have said something akin to "blew a fuse" or "blew a gasket," but no, it's not immediately comprehensible to me.
-- Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
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On 18 Oct 2003, david56 posted thus:
[nq:1]Excellent. You are correct in your assumption - you are absolutely wrong. This is one I had missed as not having travelled.[/nq]
So what does it mean?
-- Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
[nq:1]Excellent. You are correct in your assumption - you are absolutely wrong. This is one I had missed as not having travelled.[/nq]
So what does it mean?
-- Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
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[nq:1]On 18 Oct 2003, david56 posted thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]Excellent. You are correct in your assumption - you are absolutely wrong. This is one I had missed as not having travelled.[/nq]
[nq:1]So what does it mean?[/nq]
Kicked the bucket.
-- Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years; Southern England for the past 21 years. (for e-mail, change harvey to whhvs)
[nq:2]Excellent. You are correct in your assumption - you are absolutely wrong. This is one I had missed as not having travelled.[/nq]
[nq:1]So what does it mean?[/nq]
Kicked the bucket.
-- Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years; Southern England for the past 21 years. (for e-mail, change harvey to whhvs)
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[nq:1]On 18 Oct 2003, david56 posted thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]Excellent. You are correct in your assumption - you are absolutely wrong. This is one I had missed as not having travelled.[/nq]
[nq:1]So what does it mean?[/nq]
Don't be so ****** nosey.
-- Mark Wallace -- For the intelligent approach to nasty humour, visit: The Anglo-American Humour (humor) Site
[nq:2]Excellent. You are correct in your assumption - you are absolutely wrong. This is one I had missed as not having travelled.[/nq]
[nq:1]So what does it mean?[/nq]
Don't be so ****** nosey.
-- Mark Wallace -- For the intelligent approach to nasty humour, visit: The Anglo-American Humour (humor) Site
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On 18 Oct 2003, Harvey Van Sickle posted thus:
[nq:2]On 18 Oct 2003, david56 posted thus: So what does it mean?[/nq]
[nq:1]Kicked the bucket.[/nq]
Oh, my. I would have needed some serious context for that.
-- Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
[nq:2]On 18 Oct 2003, david56 posted thus: So what does it mean?[/nq]
[nq:1]Kicked the bucket.[/nq]
Oh, my. I would have needed some serious context for that.
-- Dena Jo
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
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On 18 Oct 2003, Mark Wallace posted thus:
[nq:1]Don't be so ****** nosey.[/nq]
I can't help it. It's in my nature.
-- Dena Jo Cat in a previous life
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
[nq:1]Don't be so ****** nosey.[/nq]
I can't help it. It's in my nature.
-- Dena Jo Cat in a previous life
(Email: Replace TPUBGTH with denajo2)
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[nq:1]On 18 Oct 2003, Harvey Van Sickle posted thus:[/nq]
[nq:2] Kicked the bucket.[/nq]
[nq:1]Oh, my. I would have needed some serious context for that.[/nq]
No problem. It's the same context as "popped his clogs", but taken from a slightly different perspective.
HTH.
-- Mark Wallace -- For the intelligent approach to nasty humour, visit: The Anglo-American Humour (
[nq:2] Kicked the bucket.[/nq]
[nq:1]Oh, my. I would have needed some serious context for that.[/nq]
No problem. It's the same context as "popped his clogs", but taken from a slightly different perspective.
HTH.
-- Mark Wallace -- For the intelligent approach to nasty humour, visit: The Anglo-American Humour (
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[nq:1]On 18 Oct 2003, Mark Wallace posted thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]Don't be so ****** nosey.[/nq]
[nq:1]I can't help it. It's in my nature. -- Dena Jo Cat in a previous life[/nq]
I can see I was smarter just to wait for revelation.
Joanne
[nq:2]Don't be so ****** nosey.[/nq]
[nq:1]I can't help it. It's in my nature. -- Dena Jo Cat in a previous life[/nq]
I can see I was smarter just to wait for revelation.
Joanne
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