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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 Re: Accent-uate the Positive! #61414 04/16/02 07:02 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 "extracting the michael" And we all know how painful that can be. *rimshot* Seriously, extracting the michael? Whaaat? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Accent-uate the Positive! #61415 04/16/02 11:02 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 But what did Michael do?? Are there two posts from me here. I can't see two on my end but the first one just up and disappeared by itself. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Accent-uate the Positive! #61416 04/17/02 12:06 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 But what did Michael do?? He's alleged to have rowed a boat ashore in some fairy tale or other... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Accent-uate the Positive! #61417 04/17/02 02:20 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada At the risk of offending US'ns on the board: When I was working on a macadamia nut plantation in Oz, there was one bloke in the nursery who used to talk to me in a US accent. I'd then adopt a US accent to reply....This went on for a few days before one of the other women said to me, "I'm sorry, Ian's such an asshole, making fun of your accent like that." I said, "He's making fun of my accent? I thought we were both making fun of American accents!" What he was doing was definitely not Canajun, eh. - On a similar topic: I managed to pick up a few Australianisms, but. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Taking the mick #61418 04/17/02 03:53 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 Taking the Michael (mav) But what did Michael do?? (belM) Michael didn't do owt, lass - the "Mick" in the expression I used is, so I am led to believe, a shortening of "micturation" Whilst "teasing" is a fair enough translation of the phrase, another one is, "poking fun at." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Taking the mick #61419 04/18/02 01:47 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia D doc_comfort addict doc_comfort addict D Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia Whilst "teasing" is a fair enough translation of the phrase, another one is, "poking fun at." But it's so much more than that. "Taking the Mick" implies an element of gullibility on behalf of the Takee and intent by the Taker to string along the Takee for as long as possible. It suggests sarcasm. It is not... "What were you thinking wearing that bad Hawaiian shirt?" It's more like... "Love the shirt, mate. Where did you get it? How much was it? Wow, that's cheap. I might have to get one myself. Bet the missus loves it. You should wear it to work one day." Ad nauseum (or ad nauseam if you prefer). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Taking the mick - with a crease #61420 04/18/02 02:10 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 45 perth, western australia Z zootsuit newbie zootsuit newbie Z Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 45 perth, western australia yup - down here in Oz, "creasing yourself" is a very common phrase - and it generally means being very amused indeed - I like Bingley's allusion to laughing so much that you bend double. Also - "taking the mickey" is probably even more common here although I have no idea of it's origin. I am fascinated by the the "micturation" suggestion, but can't relate bladder contractions to sarcasm. Well, not easily anyway. . . . An equivalent (albeit less common) slang phrase to "taking the mick" is "having a lend of", as in "Do you really like my Hawaiian shirt or are you having a lend of me?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Taking the mick - with a crease #61421 04/18/02 02:55 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 can't relate bladder contractions to sarcasm taking the mick >> taking the micturation >> taking the piss http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-tak2.htm Or rhyming slang, via Mickey Bliss = Piss....? http://www.londonslang.com/db/m/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Taking the mick - with a crease #61422 04/18/02 11:19 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin I'd definitely go for the rhyming slang option; the 'mick' in 'taking the mick' is jus short for 'Mickey'. BTW, I like the 'extracting the michael' variation Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Taking the mick - with a crease #61423 04/18/02 08:56 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 144 London, UK R rkay member rkay member R Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 144 London, UK Got to be the rhyming slang option - Never heard 'having a lend of' before, but there's another one that I have heard which is 'pulling your chain' as in 'don't take any notice of him, he's just pulling your chain' Anyone know any other alternatives? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 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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