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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 Re: slipping sand? #97917 03/09/03 06:39 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky "Monkeygrin"? Derived from: ape-sh**t + s**t-eating grin = monkeygrin? Or just grinning like an ape? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: slipping sand? #97918 03/09/03 06:49 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass <sigh> mondegreen... monkeygrin -ron o. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: slipping sand? #97919 03/09/03 08:19 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ok, but...but...don't I get any points for creativity? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: slipping sand? #97920 03/09/03 11:34 PM Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 104 R RubyRed member RubyRed member R Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 104 While I like the correct one, I definitely like your creative one better, Jackie! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: slipping sand? #97921 03/10/03 12:56 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... I thought tsuwm's was pretty creative in the first place! Especially since that monkeygrin was a first cousin of the mondegreen... However, I don't know whether tsuwm created 'monkeygrin.' Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: slipping sand? #97922 03/10/03 02:59 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass at a minimum, I arrived at monkeygrin independently. but here's the monkeywrench: it comes up with three (completely unrelated) hits on the google-ometer--and two of those relate to ihateclowns.com!! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: slipping sand? #97923 03/10/03 03:17 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Wee-ooo-EE-oo! Are Google eyes upon us? [looking over shoulder] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter points for creativity #97924 03/10/03 11:56 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 don't I get any points for creativity? Possibly - but you certainly get points for a dive into (or possibly 'an ascent to'?) metalinguistics, Jackie! "Monkey-green" is a self-referential mondegreen! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: points for creativity #97925 03/10/03 01:41 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I'm feeling a definite chopped-liver moment here: exactly which creativity are you guys debating? -joe paté Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: points for creativity #97926 03/10/03 04:08 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Put away the crackers: we were debating my "creativity", which was entirely a red herring that I hoped would distract people from the fact that I overlooked the obvious! 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