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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Re: The long pull #111095 08/30/03 06:27 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Can't believe y'all missed Geez, wouldn't have anything to do with never having heard it, I don't suppose. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111096 08/30/03 08:15 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont 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... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111097 08/31/03 10:32 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 "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? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111098 08/31/03 10:40 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui >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. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111099 09/01/03 12:59 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... Pull your chin up! Pull your shoulders back! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111100 09/01/03 01:10 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Either word order is normal for me, mav. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111101 09/01/03 01:12 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... 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 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111102 09/01/03 01:22 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Nope--I've never pulled taffy, nor made it either. Don't you think I pull enough weight as it is? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111103 09/01/03 01:24 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 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... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The long pull #111104 09/01/03 01:29 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... 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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