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'Brick Shit House'
Anybody know the etymology of this one?
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Anybody know the etymology of this one?
G'day joey, and welcome aboard,
I guess it's because most of our good old outside toilets (or dunnies, as we usually know them) were/are of somewhat flimsy construction--wood, fibro cement, and so on, and were easily damaged or even knocked down, as in the old Aussie saying: "May all your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down!"
Thus a strong, well built man would often be referred to as "built like a brick shit house"--implying a quite unusual, in fact unique quality.
Hope this helps,
Rgds, lusy (aka "rhapsody lute " by the spell checker)
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Hmm.... in the US (or at least my little part of it) the expression is used to describe women with large bosoms *delicate cough* (rhapsody lute is great!  )
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Hi joey, and welcome.
Thanks, "rhapsody lute", for that lofty elucidation!
Anna, I first heard that meaning in the song by the
Commodores, early '80's.
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>>Hmm.... in the US (or at least my little part of it) the expression is used to describe women with large bosoms *delicate cough*
I suspect that's pretty common throughout the US. My wife, whose maiden name is House, endured a few more than her share of jokes in high school. Most of them from envious girls whose endowments weren't as well funded.
TEd
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Rhapsody Lute,
a. What's a chook?
b. Do your outhouses have little new moon cut-outs in the doors?
(ah, the joys of intellectual curiosity...)
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>chook
I was pleased to discover that our beloved Merriam-Webster's covers this one!
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I was pleased to discover that our beloved Merriam-Webster's covers this one!
Thanks for sharing the definition (yeah, yeah, I know... ICLIU)
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>ICLIU not at all! I was leaving it for rhaplu to define for you!
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Anna
< b. Do your outhouses have little new moon cut-outs in the doors?
I can't say I've ever seen one with a new moon cut-out, but some sort of peep hole is common, and I have used one where the door must have jammed shut and been kicked out in its entirety by the panic-stricken occupant. Isn't this a fascinating subject?
Seeya later,
rhaplu
(I wonder what the SChecker will make of all that?)
This spelling checker seems to have hidden depths! "panic-stricken" = "panned" (what else!), and "b." came out as Babbage, presumably he of the Calculating Engine, precursor of these little gadgets that cause us to get behind in our real work.
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