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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: brownie points #40660 09/04/2001 8:44 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 >To me (in UK) the phrase Brownie points is neutral I agree. I rely on friends for child-care from time to time and feel that I have to have enough brownie points in hand to feel able to ask them. It just means that I don't want to take more than I give. I don't think Brownies do get points, they get badges but I guess that is where it comes from. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted brownie points Keiva 09/03/2001 3:58 PM Re: brownie points tsuwm 09/03/2001 4:07 PM Re: razing the bar Keiva 09/03/2001 4:17 PM Re: brownie points NicholasW 09/03/2001 4:25 PM Re: brownie points wwh 09/03/2001 4:32 PM Re: brownie points belMarduk 09/03/2001 4:31 PM Re: brownie points Keiva 09/03/2001 4:52 PM Re: brownie points tsuwm 09/03/2001 5:23 PM Re: brownie points rodward 09/04/2001 8:36 AM Re: brownie points jmh 09/04/2001 8:44 AM Re: brownie points Faldage 09/04/2001 1:05 PM Re: brownie points Keiva 09/04/2001 7:32 PM Re: brownie points belMarduk 09/04/2001 9:12 PM Re: brownie points TEd Remington 09/04/2001 12:23 AM Re: brownie points WhitmanO'Neill 09/04/2001 3:42 AM Re: brownie points Bobyoungbalt 09/05/2001 2:00 AM Re: brownie points maverick 09/05/2001 11:36 AM Re: brownie points Jackie 09/05/2001 3:35 PM the brown-nose files tsuwm 09/05/2001 3:47 PM Re: the brown-nose files Hyla 09/05/2001 4:04 PM Re: factotum Faldage 09/05/2001 6:23 PM Re: factotum tsuwm 09/05/2001 6:33 PM Re: factotum Faldage 09/05/2001 6:42 PM Re: factotum wow 09/05/2001 6:56 PM Re: factotum Hyla 09/05/2001 10:19 PM Re: the brown-nose files Bobyoungbalt 09/06/2001 1:55 AM Re: the brown-nose files Jazzoctopus 09/06/2001 9:05 PM 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. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,268 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 6 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,128 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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