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Not right-on with the town hall vs. tourist inquiry, but great spy stuff with his coded name, Laurie . Go on for the "Million Dollar Challenge!" ~ You can do it !

~ Lizzy

did you even make an initial analysis of the post below

Initially, I thought my analysis was correct and succinct.

Lists always undermine real issues, eh?

I think I've said enough....

Excuse me interjecting when everyone's in suspenders, but:

getting TownHall on your ass

Laurie, what a wonderful turn of phrase! Is that a saying from your parts, meaning don't give me all those petty rules and regulations? Please do tell, as, if so, I want to start using it, as soon as the opportunity arises.

Diane

mickey_one wrote:

Pete wrote:Lizzy said..........

It would be JUST LIKE Michael, to imitate PETE!

'like a bird
on the wire
like a drunk
in a midnight choir
I have tried
in my way
to be free'

I bet you know that is my joint least favourite Leoanard Cohen song ever...

yes Michael..I know your achilles heel..well, only one heel. I don't know the other least favourite.

I was with Lizzie M one day at a garden centre and she picked from a display a feathered bird on a wire fitting snuggly in a box and she said
'should I buy this for Michael?'
"Why would Michael like that?", I asked of her.
"Because.............". But Lizzie didn't need to finish her sentence. As soon as I spied her devious stance, I knew ... I just knew

Pete

Diane~

Well, it seems that i misinterpreted michael's definition of TownHall. My thinking was that it meant-Rules & Regs.
But he and Lizzy explained it meant something different (in his intention).

In my Opinion (just an opinion) it does work the way I took it as a rules/regs thing.
And maybe the "...on your ass..." thing is an American figure of speech.
The 'subject' in this case TownHall is exchangable. For instance one could say: "Don't make me get Postal on your ass" which may also be specifically americanized...we used to have a big problem of postal workers coming to work with uzi's and such and using them...

So you can make your own decision if you want to use it *I* thought it worked (hehe).

Lizz~

Thanks...I only have occassional moments of clarity and then...What was I saying??

L

Pete wrote:

mickey_one wrote:

Pete wrote:Lizzy said.......... 'like a bird
on the wire
like a drunk
in a midnight choir
I have tried
in my way
to be free'

I bet you know that is my joint least favourite Leoanard Cohen song ever...

yes Michael..I know your achilles heel..well, only one heel. I don't know the other least favourite.

I was with Lizzie M one day at a garden centre and she picked from a display a feathered bird on a wire fitting snuggly in a box and she said
'should I buy this for Michael?'
"Why would Michael like that?", I asked of her.
"Because.............". But Lizzie didn't need to finish her sentence. As soon as I spied her devious stance, I knew ... I just knew

Pete

and she gave me that bird as well, sweet (tweet?)

I am going out now for the evening. in my abscence, try not to get all Laurie on me.

Cheers Laurie. I'm already planning to use it . I like the American thing about asses, it has a certain humour.

Enjoy Michael! [Let me rephrase that, as I'm sure you will ].

Enjoy, Michael !

~ Lizzy

That's my territory, Laurie . You're not that old; and I've been using age as an excuse ~ and do not want to give it up .

~ Lizzy

That's my territory, Laurie . You're not that old; and I've been using age as an excuse ~ and do not want to give it up .

~ Lizzy

Could you speak up deary...i'm a little hard of hearing


p.s.
Diane...glad you like!
I didn't realize americans had an 'ass' thing...It IS funny. (hehe)

Could you speak up deary...i'm a little hard of hearing

~ I SAID . . . . . . . < * oh, my goodness. this failing voice makes these encounters so difficult * > .


I've always thought it was the Aussies and their arses that had a thing !

~ Lizzy

Don't know about the Aussies, Lizzy, but we Brits have a thing about aRses. Or, I would rather say, we have a lot of expressions involving them.

FYI from a site about British slang:

Arse - This is a word that doesn't seem to exist in America. It basically means the same as ass, but is much ruder. It is used in phrases like "pain in the arse" (a nuisance) or I "can't be arsed" (I can't be bothered) or you might hear something was "a half arsed attempt" meaning that it was not done properly.

Arse about face - This means you are doing something back to front.

Arse over elbow - This is another way of saying head over heels but is a little more descriptive. Usually happens after 11pm on a Saturday night and too many lagers! Some Americans say ass over teakettle apparently!

Arse over tit - Another version of arse over elbow, but a bit more graphic!

Arseholed - Drunk! Usually in the advanced stages of drunken stupor, someone would be considered "completely arseholed".

Before high-exposure American TV, ass meant a donkey over here .

Diane

Diane, after this post, I think the cheese balls (refer to Bristol Meet-Up topic) will definately come from Quicksave

. . . but is much ruder

You're kidding!?! I've always taken it to be an oblique way of saying "ass," and hence more polite!

Some Americans say ass over teakettle apparently!

Did this writer see this quote on Saturday Night Live, with actors pretending to be Brits!?! I've never heard that expression. "Teakettles" are something that rarely crosses [probably] the majority of our minds . Now, if they'd said, " . . . ass over coffee pot," maybe . Even " . . . ass over ashtray," but "teakettle" would be an archaic reference [at best], from back in the Colonial Days, in the northeast, where the Brit influence was still heavy; but, at that time, they probably weren't saying "ass," either. So, go figure .

" . . . ass over elbow" ~ I like the descriptiveness of that one . What a picture .

~ Lizzy