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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 That's one spicy..... #61174 03/14/02 04:06 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy OP Carpal Tunnel OP of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park A while back, we had a thread on peppers.. (the vegetable) but i realized, we never really covered peppered-- "Her everyday speach is peppered with jagon from her job" or, for that, matter salt.. (we have covered below the salt, and salt cellars) but not salted.--"His speach is frequently salted with vulgar words.." and i was think about other ways we spice up our language.. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61175 03/14/02 04:20 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,546 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,546 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA Let me prematurely (I hope) submit the ending post on this thread: Thyme to move on, he said sagely. Anyone cumin with me?. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61176 03/14/02 04:29 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York R Rubrick addict Rubrick addict R Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York I, for one, am as keen as mustard for this thread to continue..... But first let me introduce my friends Basil and Rosemary and their daughter Saffron....... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61177 03/14/02 04:33 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 I'll unlook the door so your friends can join us, Rubrick. Open, sesame! Helen, Annisette to me that you shall rue the day you started this! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61178 03/14/02 04:38 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 No dill makes dull. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61179 03/14/02 04:42 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA Those who relish this topic are welcome to drink to it and get pickled. But don't get so soused you act like a dill and pull out the aerosol to mace your neighbor. k Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61180 03/14/02 04:48 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 K Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel K Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Annisette you shall rue the day But on reflection, I disagree. I am chervilly predicting that this thread will take your caraway. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61181 03/14/02 04:51 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy OP Carpal Tunnel OP of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park gee, i was afraid you'd handle the subject gingerly.. moving on to food in general.. this topic could become a hot potato! but obviously, people here like some zest in their language. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61182 03/14/02 07:45 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England But first let me introduce my friends Basil and Rosemary and their daughter Saffron....... Don't you Oirish types know nuffink? Saffron's muvver is Eddie. Who has a friend Patsy. Eddie's pretty spicy, but Patsy is just pickled ... The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: That's one spicy..... #61183 03/15/02 01:18 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean In Spanish, they have a saying "Me vale un comino." This is said while flicking your eye tooth with your fingernail. ROUGH TRANSLATION "That's about as worthless as one cumin seed." It's one of those things that doesn't translate directly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 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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