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#111095 08/30/03 06:27 PM
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Can't believe y'all missed

Geez, wouldn't have anything to do with never having heard it, I don't suppose.


#111096 08/30/03 08:15 PM
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hehe. haven't heard pull up your socks used that way, wow, though I have one son who is forever pulling up his socks!
I have heard "pull yourself up by your own bootstraps", however...




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"pull up your socks" meaning to stop dogging it ...

Interesting wow - only on reading this a second time did it occur to me what had been bugging me for attention. It's that I have never been aware of it in this precise format - I've always seen and heard "pull your socks up!". Is your slightly different word order what you or others around you actually use? Anyone else got any input on this?


#111098 08/31/03 10:40 PM
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>Anyone else got any input on this?


Only to say that, for the first time in the herstory of herstory, I agree with you. I've never heaerd "pull up your socks" - the command has always ended with the preposition here.


#111099 09/01/03 12:59 AM
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Pull your chin up!

Pull your shoulders back!




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Either word order is normal for me, mav.


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Pulling Taffy

[disclaimer: Warning -- food-thread potential]

An Old-Time Taffy Pull was a recipe as well as a social event! Thought you might enjoy this one, Jackie. 'Course, down here we call it "salt water taffy."

http://www.recipesource.com/desserts/candy/04/rec0419.html



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Nope--I've never pulled taffy, nor made it either. Don't you think I pull enough weight as it is?


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taffy pull

NOTE: If taffy becomes too stiff to pull, reheat in a 350 degree oven 3 to 5 minutes.


I know many a Taffy who may feel this is presumptuous behaviour...


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Nope--I've never pulled taffy, nor made it either. Don't you think I pull enough weight as it is?

Awww...I just thought you'd enjoy the quaint nostalgic Americana of it all, as opposed to partying all night.



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