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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Re: Machine language #2841 04/03/01 09:26 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Thank you Fiberbabe, and Jo(sephine)90 - I shall take you at your word and not google it, as I have not the foggiest idea what it is. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Machine language #2842 04/03/01 10:11 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I have not the foggiest idea what it is. Me either, sweet Max. I can't even guess what to google. Frankly, I thought the other greatest lie was, "Sure, I'll stick by you after the baby comes". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Other famous sayings #2843 04/04/01 01:57 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA the other greatest lie was, "Sure, I'll stick by you after the baby comes" Right up there with : "Of course I'll respect you in the morning." Also, "I'll call you." And lest we forget the gentlemen : "Can't we just be friends?" wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Other famous sayings #2844 04/04/01 02:10 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Apparently the second biggest lie was not one Clinton used. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Oldest lies? #2845 04/05/01 08:00 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK In the spirit of uplifting, intellectual posts, and pedantic inquiry (plus felicidal inquisitiveness) I decided to contribute my mite to this thread. (If you look at the bottom right corner, you'll see him sitting there - his name is Dot. Please don't squash him. ) Am currently reading a book called As we know it: Coming to terms with an evolved mind by Marek Kohn. One of his main subjects for dicussion is, as in any discussion of the evolution of the human mind, the acquisition and development of language. During this discussion he suggests that one of the oldest lies of all may well be: "He's behind you." Apparently chimpanzees use a variant of this. When under threat from a larger chimp, or from a larger force, chimpanzees have been seen to mimic the 'warning' gesture (nervous tension, upright posture, staring in the direction of the predator that has just been spotted) - looking over the shoulders, or behind, the threatening chimpanzees, whose attention is then diverted to look behind them too. So this particular lie is almost certainly pre-linguistic! This naturally segues into the consideration, as all true English-people know, that the oldest art from of all has to be the Panto. cheer the sunshine warrior Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Oldest lies? #2846 04/05/01 03:03 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 the oldest art from of all has to be the Panto "OH, NO, IT'S NOT!" It would have to be commedia del' arte behind them (please correect my Italian, emanuela!) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Oldest lies? #2847 04/06/01 08:18 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK shanks old hand shanks old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,004 London, UK the oldest art from of all has to be the Panto "OH, NO, IT'S NOT!" It would have to be commedia del' arte behind them (please correect my Italian, emanuela!) "Oh yes it is!" the harlequin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 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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