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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Re: The long pull #111085 08/29/03 05:43 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland "Pulling the tap" on something always intrigued me http://reason.com/0012/ci.ml.pulling.shtml Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111086 08/29/03 09:48 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Thus initiating the idea of the BYOK party Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111087 08/29/03 11:14 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Variation on a theme, eh, Juan? Sounds like the voice of experience, eh, ASp? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111088 08/29/03 11:58 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York voice of experience Well, only insomuch as you introduced me to the term "coffee-AND"... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111089 08/29/03 02:39 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky we used to say, "We gotta stop pulling these all-nighters or we're going to burn ourselves out." Well, then, obviously you-all were using it ironically, thus backing up my (implied) assertion that pulling an all-nighter carries the connotation of something negative. There is also: pull no punches and pull out all the stops. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111090 08/29/03 08:01 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Then again there is taking a long pull off a cold beverage Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111091 08/29/03 08:07 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky a long pull off a cold beverage Ah, yes--and some of us have had more experience with that than others! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111092 08/29/03 08:10 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean I'll just bet you've taken a long pull or two off a cold iced tea in your day Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111093 08/29/03 08:30 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Indeed! I remember one summer afternoon when I was a kid, I'd been out playing batball or kickball for a long time, and when I came in I drank five big glasses straight down. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111094 08/30/03 02:14 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Can't believe y'all missed "pull up your socks" meaning to stop dogging it and get on with the work, or to pull yourself out of a funk and cheer up also in the sense of getting on with the job at hand. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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