Don't know how anyone can work in Lush, it stinks
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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.” -
Originally posted by darmstadt View PostDon't know how anyone can work in Lush, it stinksComment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postnot according to Mentalfloss who have some great other words - but WWWwords is probably more reputable
The Origins of 9 Great British Insults | Mental Floss.
Nincompoop
For such a colloquial word, nincompoop actually has a very learned past. Samuel Johnson, the compiler of England’s first proper dictionary, claims the word comes from the Latin phrase non compos mentis (“not of right mind”), and was originally a legal term.
It was originally Elizabethan (i.e. around the time of Drake and Raleigh) Naval slang and meant an ineffectual officer, whose foppish and/or otherwise incompetent ways meant he would never be promoted to captain, i.e. a short form of "ne(v)er come (to a) poop (deck)", the poop deck being the upper deck where the ship's captain would strut around giving orders to all and sundry.Last edited by OwlHoot; 30 October 2020, 11:44.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostNah, for once the learned Dr Johnson was barking up the wrong tree!
It was originally Elizabethan (i.e. around the time of Drake and Raleigh) Naval slang and meant an ineffectual officer, whose foppish and/or otherwise incompetent ways meant he would never be promoted to captain, i.e. a short form of "ne(v)er come (to a) poop (deck)", the poop deck being the upper deck where the ship's captain would strut around giving orders to all and sundry.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostThis is further supported by the fact the earliest occurrences were spelt "nicompoop".Comment
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Nobody seems to 'snog' nowadays either.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNobody seems to 'snog' nowadays either.
Always thought such things were trashy so I'm glad of they have been consigned to historyComment
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There is no way that nearly 1 in 5 don't know the word Disco. I call BS. (silent disco is everywhere)Comment
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