Wordless Wednesday and Signs,Signs

 

I'm posting at Wordless Wednesday today.

 
Also posting at Signs, Signs.

Taken on the Aran Islands, Ireland in 2005.

Sign for a bicylce rental shop in the Aran Islands.

Wondrous Words Wednesday

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I read  John Brady's The Going Rate set in Dublin. The expression wigs on the green was used several times so I had to google it to understand what it meant.

It’s an intriguing expression though it’s seriously out of fashion, just as are the wigs it mentions. Wigs on the green refers to a fight, brawl or fracas, or to a difference of opinion that could lead to fisticuffs.This was when men wore wigs and they would fall off in the fracas scattering on the grass.
 
I can’t leave an Irish expression without quoting a famous Irish writer:
But Tommy said he wanted the ball and Edy told him no that baby was playing with the ball and if he took it there’d be wigs on the green but Tommy said it was his ball and he wanted his ball and he pranced on the ground, if you please.
Ulysses, by James Joyce, 1922.

Wondrous Words Wednesday

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Main Entry: log·or·rhea
Pronunciation: \ˌlȯ-gə-ˈrē-ə, ˌlä-\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1892

: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness
— log·or·rhe·ic \-ˈrē-ik\ adjective

Wondrous Words Wednesday - Bottoms Up

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading and is hosted by Bermuda Onion.

Before we went to China I had an idea about doing a poster called Chinese Laundry for my new laundry room. So I was on a mission to take as many pictures of laundry as I could much to the dismay of my travelling companions. And I did get many photos. We had a discussion about all the different expressions for underwear:
Scanties
Undies
Intimates
Lingerie
Knickers
Skivvies
Unmentionables
Panties
Smalls
Long Johns
Boxers
Bloomers
Drawers
Some new ones to me once I started researching this topic for this post:
Reg Grundys (Australia)
underkrackers
trollies
duds
kecks

Source

And then you get into types:
Thongs
G-Strings
Tangas

And also found in googling (too much time on my hands) the typo underware! More later on my intense dislike of typos!


And then we have the expressions:
Don't get your knickers in a twist.
Going commando.....

And now I'm off to put on my big girl panties and deal with today!!

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading and is hosted by Bermuda Onion.

Photo (by my Blackberry camera) taken at Easter brunch at Le Select Bistro . You can almost taste the lemonlyness (I know not a word)!
I love the atmosphere here, it reminds me of Paris. Not such a big fan of their menu though for an early brunch.

I was reading the Globe and Mail restaurant review section and the columnist stated she adores kvelling over good food. Well that lead me once again to the dictionary.

Main Entry: kvell
Pronunciation: \ˈkvel\
Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Yiddish kveln to be delighted, from Middle High German quellen to well, gush, swell
Date: circa 1952
: to be extraordinarily proud : rejoice

Wednesday's Words - Rome

San Giorgio al Velabro, Saint George in Velabro. Velabro, meaning marshy land, is the name given to the area in Rome near Palatine Hill where the Tiber makes a sharp turn. The area would often flood creating a swampy marsh. The Velabro holds an important place in the history of Rome as the ancient legend tells us that it was nearby that Romulus killed his brother Remus before founding the city. It was here too that they drifted ashore before being taken and nursed by the she wolf.
The foundation of this church dates back to the seventh century. There’s even mention of an earlier chapel near this spot in the San Callixtus Catacombs dating back to 482. The church was dedicated to Saint Sebastian up until the eight century. As this area was heavily populated by Greeks, the pope at the time, also a Greek, moved the relics of Saint George, yet another Greek, and dedicated the church to him.

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This strip mall in North Carolina along highway 70 near Havelock had me shaking my head as we drove by (hence the not so great shot).

There is a pawn shop next to Worship Him, and can you see the Guns billboard on the far left?

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Did we miss anything in this statement?




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Spotted in Beaufort NC in October 2011 - a travelling library that shows up here every Sunday.

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There

Their

                                                                   They're not the same.

Wednesday Words - Hawaii Pidgin

akamai (ah-kah-MY). Smart, intelligent. Actual Hawaiian word as well. Dat Jimmy Boy plenny akamai. He wen mek one computah.
any kine (enee kyne) . Anything. No listen to dat tita, she sayany kine, brah.
an den (en den). What's up or expression of boredom. An den? Coasteeng, brah, how you?

brah. Brother. Eh, brah, get one nuddah beer?

brok da mout. Broke the mouth. Absolutely delicious. Ho, Tutu's malasadas so ono, brok da mout.

bruddah, braddah. See brah.

da kine. The kind. The ultimate pidgin phrase. Can mean virtually anything. 1)Eh, you get any da kine? 2)Ho, brah, dat's da kine. 3) She wen da kine foa get da kine foa da kine.

da cute. Oh how precious! Did you see Pua's new keiki? Da cute!

foa. For, used in place of "to". Easy foa say, hahd foa do.

geev 'um. Give them. Go for it. Ho, look at Waltuh Boy on dat beeg wave. Eh,geev 'um, brah!

grind. To eat. So what you like grind? We no moa da kine. No worries, brah, I grind any kine.

hana hou. Once more, again. Chee, LaVerne, do dat hana hou!

haole (HOW-lay). Person of Anglo persuasion. Another actual Hawaiian word.Can be 

lolo. The antithesis of akamai. Not smart. Dat Junior, he so lolo he wen call Dwayne one mahu an he wen crack him. Now Junior stay all bus up.

moke (rhymes with coke). A very big, very local Hawaiian. See Dwayne in definition of lolo.

ono (OH-no). Actual Hawaiian word, meaning delicious. In pidgin can also mean several other things. Ho, Junior, look at dat Charlene. She so ono, yeah?

pau (pow). Actual Hawaiian word, used constantly, meaning finished or done.Chee, I thought you pau already!

pau hana (pow HAH-nah). Another actual Hawaiian phrase. Means after work. Also after work drink. Junior wen bus up his truck. Get too many pau hana.

slippah (SLEE-pah). Thong, slipper. Chee, I wen bus my new slippah in dat puka.

Source

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Photographed while driving Highway 70 in North Carolina near the Crystal Coast.

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We rented a house a few years ago in Ballyvaughan. This was the signpost at the end of the main street.

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Another billboard from our recent trip to North Carolina, on highway 70.

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I saw this in a shop in Harlem in July.

There was an advertisement on TV for this nursing home (sorry, senior assisted living) - ABSOLUT CARE.

I couldn't help but wonder if they served Absolut vodka at Happy Hour?

Wednesday's Words - London England

Spotted last year on the train platform at London's Euston Station while in transit to Birmingham.

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Today I am simply going to add a link to Wrestling With Retirement's blog where every Wednesday Eva posts a word definition for all those non-words used in comments on blogs that use word verification.

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Mens' shop window display in Yorkville in Toronto. The title was Fall News.

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I took this photo last month in NYC. It is outside the Park Central Hotel stating hotel has bedbugs. I was reminded of this photo while reading this article on how to spot a fake online hotel review.