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Discussion Groups / English Usage / July 2009Paper a.shole
I googled up the expression "Now you're talking like a man with a paper a.shole" and got nowhere. No one seems to know what it means exactly, or what the derivation is. I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, because they are circular and have a hole in them. But I don't know if that has anything to do with the expression. Anyone know anything about this? Gary Eickmeier > I googled up the expression "Now you're talking like a man with a paper > a.shole" and got nowhere. No one seems to know what it means exactly, or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Anyone know anything about this? I've never heard that one before. The closest possibility I could find is here: http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/50/messages/798.html It's at least plausible . . . .  SignatureCordially, Eric Walker, Owlcroft House http://owlcroft.com/english/ > I've never heard that one before. The closest possibility I could find > is here: > > http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/50/messages/798.html > > It's at least plausible . . . . Not real satisfying - to me. Gary Eickmeier > I googled up the expression "Now you're talking like a man with a > paper a.shole" and got nowhere. No one seems to know what it means [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Gary Eickmeier This guy claims to: http://www.urbandictionary.com/author.php?author=Cheppo SignatureJohn Dean Oxford > This guy claims to: > > http://www.urbandictionary.com/author.php?author=Cheppo That would be a different saying. Gary Eickmeier On Jul 11, 12:13 am, "Gary Eickmeier" <geick...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > I googled up the expression "Now you're talking like a man with a paper > a.shole" and got nowhere. No one seems to know what it means exactly, or [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Gary Eickmeier I started thinking rock-paper-scissors for some reason, but it didn't help much. Then I remembered that apart from a donkey, an a.s is an arse, which my spell checker doesn't recognise, but wiki does; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arse Looking at that I'm guessing paper arsehole may be referring to asswipe. The only other thing I could think of was a self-cleaning orifice leading to meaning someone who is perhaps a tad obsessively anal. On Jul 12, 9:49 am,I wrote: > On Jul 11, 12:13 am, "Gary Eickmeier" <geick...@tampabay.rr.com> > Then I remembered that apart from a donkey, an a.s is an arse, which > my spell checker doesn't recognise, but wiki does;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arse > Looking at that I'm guessing paper arsehole may be referring to > asswipe. On further reflection, if "talking like an asswipe" equates to "talking like a man with a paper a.shole", why might one opt for the longer version? A sense of unimportance yielding to the need to hold the listeners attention for that bit longer? i.e. that the user of the expression is basically an asswipe. The wordier the more intellectually sounding? What if it was a female that the remark was aimed at? The asswipe wants to share their sexist leanings. > .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... Who is this "we"? SignatureWhich of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile / Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god / Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested. >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... > > Who is this "we"? Who is you? What kind of an idiot question is this in an English usage group? Gary Eickmeier > >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Who is you? What kind of an idiot question is this in an English usage > group? Should he have asked, "Why you say-um 'we', Paleface?" SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >> >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder >> >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Should he have asked, "Why you say-um 'we', Paleface?" Is there something super mysterious about using "we" for people in general? Gary Eickmeier > Is there something super mysterious about using "we" for people in general? No. But I didn't know that you meant people in general. SignatureWhich of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile / Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god / Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested. Frederick Williams <frederick.williams2@tesco.net>'s wild thoughts were released on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:39:59 +0100 bearing the following fruit: >> Is there something super mysterious about using "we" for people in general? > >No. But I didn't know that you meant people in general. Nor me, since I've never heard the term until the OPs post I had assumed the 'we' was a particular group of people. -- Jan Hyde > Frederick Williams <frederick.williams2@tesco.net>'s wild > thoughts were released on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:39:59 +0100 [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > Jan Hyde I sense a joke being played on me... Gary Eickmeier "Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com>'s wild thoughts were released on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:00:02 -0400 bearing the following fruit: >> Frederick Williams <frederick.williams2@tesco.net>'s wild >> thoughts were released on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:39:59 +0100 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >I sense a joke being played on me... Why? -- Jan Hyde > Nor me, since I've never heard the term until the OPs post I > had assumed the 'we' was a particular group of people. From Jan Hyde, AEU msg Nov 18, 2008 re: Letter opening line: "I seriously don't know. As another poster pointed out, I think we'd need to know what it is that you are offering and who you are targeting. The last point matters, because I have little time for any marketing material at home, but at work it's a different situation." Jan Hyde Gary Eickmeier "Gary Eickmeier" <geickmei@tampabay.rr.com>'s wild thoughts were released on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:14:48 -0400 bearing the following fruit: >> Nor me, since I've never heard the term until the OPs post I >> had assumed the 'we' was a particular group of people. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Gary Eickmeier ??? -- Jan Hyde > >> >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > >> >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Is there something super mysterious about using "we" for people in general? I took Frederick to be remarking that he is not a member of the "we" who use that term for reinforcement rings, and also implying that the term is not in common use. I've never heard that usage before, so agree that the term is not in common use. I cited the "Paleface" punch line (I assume everyone knows the joke) to suggest that you're on your own with that one. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email > >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Who is you? What kind of an idiot question is this in an English usage > group? Since I have never heard the phrase used, I was asking who were the group of people that you designated "we". What's wrong with that? SignatureWhich of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile / Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god / Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested. >> >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder >> >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Since I have never heard the phrase used, I was asking who were the > group of people that you designated "we". What's wrong with that? Sorry, I didn't know you were ESL. "We" is sometimes used for people in general, as in "We sometimes use 'we' as a substitute for people in general." "We love our freedoms." "If a politician gets involved in a scandal, we don't reelect him." "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense..." Gary Eickmeier Gary Eickmeier > >> >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > >> >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Sorry, I didn't know you were ESL. I don't know what ESL is either. > "We" is sometimes used for people in general, ... Indeed so, but it seems that "people in general" are not all familiar with the phrase "paper a.shole." SignatureWhich of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile / Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god / Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested. > > >> >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > > >> >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I don't know what ESL is either. English as a Second Language. He is resorting to ad hominem attack. Looking back, I see that he started the ad hominem with "idiot" above. He seems to be something of a jerk. > > "We" is sometimes used for people in general, ... > > Indeed so, but it seems that "people in general" are not all familiar > with the phrase "paper a.shole." Nor do people in general use the phrase to refer to ring binder reinforcements. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >> > >> >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder >> > >> >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Nor do people in general use the phrase to refer to ring binder > reinforcements. I'll see if I can simplify it all down for you: I said that we sometimes use the term for the little reinforcements for loose leaf paper holes. See http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=paper%20asshole Then Williams asked what "we" meant. I told him it means people in general, to which you responded that you have never heard the term before. So I quoted you using it in a previous post. It is a standard English usage meaning people in general, as in " I think we'd need to know what it is that you are offering ." So what we have is "People sometimes use the term to mean... " etc. Notice my use of "we" in this sentence as well. Next post we can work on "sometimes." Gary Eickmeier > >> > >> >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > >> > >> >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > Then Williams asked what "we" meant. I told him it means people in general, > to which you responded that you have never heard the term before. Don't you think that he meant he had not heard "paper a.shole" before, not that he hadn't heard the word "we" used in that way before? > So I > quoted you using it in a previous post. It is a standard English usage [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Gary Eickmeier SignatureWhich of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile / Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god / Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested. > > >> > >> >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > > >> > >> >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Don't you think that he meant he had not heard "paper a.shole" before, > not that he hadn't heard the word "we" used in that way before? Now he's just trolling. As I said, he's a jerk and it's a waste of time to bandy words with him. > > So I > > quoted you using it in a previous post. It is a standard English usage [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > > Gary Eickmeier SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email On Jul 13, 11:38 am, Frederick Williams <frederick.willia...@tesco.net> wrote: > > >> .... I know that we sometimes call the looseleaf binder > > >> hole reinforcement tapes paper a.sholes, ... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Since I have never heard the phrase used, I was asking who were the > group of people that you designated "we". For what it's worth, I assumed that "we" referred to himself and his co-workers who use the term with regards to the loose leaf binder. But now I find myself wondering why he hasn't offered that sort of reason. Hmmmm >What's wrong with that? > > -- > Which of the seven heavens / Was responsible her smile / > Wouldn't be sure but attested / That, whoever it was, a god / > Worth kneeling-to for a while / Had tabernacled and rested. |
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