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Discussion Groups / English Usage / April 2008Didn't boing
Hello: Re "Didn't boing?" Could it mean that the check wasn't rejected by the bank? Or that it didn't disappear/wasn't even issued by the employer? ------ 'Just be grateful your last paycheck didn't _boing_.' David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, p. 99 ----- Thanks. Marius Hancu > Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > ------ > 'Just be grateful your last paycheck didn't _boing_.' "boing" is the sound made by somthing bouncing. He's saying "be grateful that the cheque didn't bounce". I'm getting irritated with this author.  SignatureDavid > > ------ > > 'Just be grateful your last paycheck didn't _boing_.' > > "boing" is the sound made by somthing bouncing. He's saying "be > grateful that the cheque didn't bounce". OK, the sound made by a released string, now I see it, thanks. Marius Hancu >>> ------ >>> 'Just be grateful your last paycheck didn't _boing_.' >> "boing" is the sound made by somthing bouncing. He's saying "be >> grateful that the cheque didn't bounce". > > OK, the sound made by a released string, now I see it, thanks. Or a person on a trampoline. SignatureDavid >> > ------ >> > 'Just be grateful your last paycheck didn't _boing_.' [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >OK, the sound made by a released string, now I see it, thanks. Rubber checks bounce, and the sound of bouncing is "boing". Well, not really, but if you watch cartoons it is. "Boing" seems to be the universal sound for bouncing in an animated cartoon like "Tom and Jerry". SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida tony cooper filted: >>> > ------ >>> > 'Just be grateful your last paycheck didn't _boing_.' [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >universal sound for bouncing in an animated cartoon like "Tom and >Jerry". I recently came into a collection of Kay Kyser's radio program from WWII..."Boing!" is a recurring catchphrase referring to any attractive woman (cf "Schwing!" from Mike Myers some fifty years later)....r SignatureWhat good is being an executive if you never get to execute anyone? > tony cooper filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > attractive woman (cf "Schwing!" from Mike Myers some fifty years > later)....r One of 1950s cartoon character Gerald McBoingboing's sounds was more like the ruler over a desk edge ns snapped, d-d-d-d-d-d. If I recall correctly. Oscar for best animated feature, 1950, and: "In animation historian Jerry Beck's 1994 poll of animators, film historians and directors, this cartoon was rated the ninth greatest cartoon of all time." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043581/ SignatureFrank ess > One of 1950s cartoon character Gerald McBoingboing's sounds was more > like the ruler over a desk edge ns snapped, d-d-d-d-d-d. If I recall [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > cartoon of all time." > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043581/ 1950? It's stood the test of time - YoungBloke loves Gerald McBoingBoing on weekend tv! SignatureLinz Wet Yorks via Cambridge, York, London and Watford My accent may vary >> ------ >> 'Just be grateful your last paycheck didn't _boing_.' > > I'm getting irritated with this author. Compared to me, you have the patience of a saint SignatureJohn Dean Oxford > > Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > -- > David David Mitchell is, IMNSHO, one of the most gifted writers in English today - for a review of his book "number9dream" written by my dear wife, look here: http://www.btinternet.com/~edandmill/reviews/number9dream.htm However, reading the book piecemeal, as you are here, is not recommended. I'd recommend starting with his latest book, a semi- autobiographical novel entitled "Black Swan Green". Will. >David Mitchell is, IMNSHO, one of the most gifted writers in English >today - for a review of his book "number9dream" written by my dear [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >recommended. I'd recommend starting with his latest book, a semi- >autobiographical novel entitled "Black Swan Green". Next time you see your dear wife, ask her about her sentence "This is going to be hard, so must pop my cards on the table and announce here that I wish to marry David Mitchell...". I've never seen "pop my cards on the table". Always "put my cards on the table". Now I'm quite used to constructions that are not familiar to me after reading aue for a few years, and not at all disturbed by this, but I am curious if this is one of those momentary blanks where we write something non-standard or if this is the standard phrasing for her. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >> David Mitchell is, IMNSHO, one of the most gifted writers in English >> today - for a review of his book "number9dream" written by my dear [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > blanks where we write something non-standard or if this is the > standard phrasing for her. 'pop' is quite the placeholder in certain UK circles, mainly the medical profession. Wouldn't surprise me to hear Mrs Will is a pillar of the NHS and accustomed to direct patients with -"Now just pop your shirt off and pop onto the table while I pop this thermometer into your mouth. I'm just going to pop to the pharmacy and then I'll pop back and pop your tests in the post. If you pop in next Tuesday we should have the results back." SignatureJohn Dean Oxford On 28 Apr 2008, John Dean wrote > 'pop' is quite the placeholder in certain UK circles, mainly the > medical profession. Wouldn't surprise me to hear Mrs Will is a > pillar of the NHS and accustomed to direct patients with -"Now > just pop your shirt off and pop onto the table while I pop this > thermometer into your mouth. I'm just going to pop to the > pharmacy and then I'll pop back and pop your tests in the post. I keep reading that as "I'll pop back and pop your testes in the post". SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed In alt.usage.english, John Dean wrote: >> Next time you see your dear wife, ask her about her sentence "This is >> going to be hard, so must pop my cards on the table and announce here [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >to pop to the pharmacy and then I'll pop back and pop your tests in the >post. If you pop in next Tuesday we should have the results back." ISTR a case not long ago of a British nanny on trial in the USA for abuse of her charge, who quite innocently said she "popped" the child on the bed, and was disturbed by the sharp intake of breath from the jury. No amount of explaining could undo the damage. SignatureMike Barnes Cheshire, England > In alt.usage.english, John Dean wrote: > >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > the bed, and was disturbed by the sharp intake of breath from the jury. > No amount of explaining could undo the damage. Under discussion in the au pair thread! Louise Woodward. SignatureLinz Wet Yorks via Cambridge, York, London and Watford My accent may vary >> I've never seen "pop my cards on the table". Always "put my cards on >> the table". Now I'm quite used to constructions that are not [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >to pop to the pharmacy and then I'll pop back and pop your tests in the >post. If you pop in next Tuesday we should have the results back." We use "pop" in similar constructions. We pop in on people, pop things in the oven, and pop into something casual. However, "I'll put my cards on the table" is an established phrase, so the "pop" popped out to me. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>> I've never seen "pop my cards on the table". Always "put my cards >>> on the table". Now I'm quite used to constructions that are not [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > my cards on the table" is an established phrase, so the "pop" popped > out to me. Talk about, pop musik Pop pop pop pop musik SignatureJohn Dean Oxford >'pop' is quite the placeholder in certain UK circles, mainly the medical >profession. Wouldn't surprise me to hear Mrs Will is a pillar of the NHS and >accustomed to direct patients with -"Now just pop your shirt off and pop My boss in my first job had an office on the first floor whilst mine was on the ground floor. He used to ring me and say "could you just pop up?". I never told him it made me feel like a piece of toast; he wouldn't have got it. I gave up on David Mitchell some time ago. Katy >> 'pop' is quite the placeholder in certain UK circles, mainly the medical >> profession. Wouldn't surprise me to hear Mrs Will is a pillar of the NHS and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I gave up on David Mitchell some time ago. I found Cloud Atlas unreadable but I'm a great fan of the other David Mitchell whose parents were work colleagues of mine. SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) > My boss in my first job had an office on the first floor whilst mine was on the > ground floor. He used to ring me and say "could you just pop up?". I never > told him it made me feel like a piece of toast; he wouldn't have got it. That's a good one:-) Marius Hancu > >David Mitchell is, IMNSHO, one of the most gifted writers in English > >today - for a review of his book "number9dream" written by my dear [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > blanks where we write something non-standard or if this is the > standard phrasing for her. My dear wife tends to write what she feels like, unusual construction or not. She may indeed have intended to write "put", but she generally shies away from cliche and what she might consider "tired" phrases (she particularly loathes euphemism), and thus the substitution. I'm sorry that Katy and Laura didn't get on with Mitchell. I stand by my previous assessment, though. He's one of the best writers around but, like Blumenthal's snail porridge, may not be to everyone's taste. Will. > I'm sorry that Katy and Laura didn't get on with Mitchell. I stand by > my previous assessment, though. He's one of the best writers around > but, like Blumenthal's snail porridge, may not be to everyone's taste. One day, when I retire, I may try again some of the books that I have found readily putdownable. But maybe I am the one out of step. I have never much enjoyed the choices of other members of the book group I belong to. Similarly, they haven't often enjoyed mine. I have yet to find anyone else who likes "The Minotaur takes a Cigarette Break", which I consider to be a very fine book. SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) >One day, when I retire, I may try again some of the books that I have >found readily putdownable. But maybe I am the one out of step. I have >never much enjoyed the choices of other members of the book group I >belong to. Similarly, they haven't often enjoyed mine. I have yet to >find anyone else who likes "The Minotaur takes a Cigarette Break", which >I consider to be a very fine book. I haven't heard of it till now, but if the precis I found via Google is anything to go by, I think I'd probably like it. I shall try the library. SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ Wood Avens used his keyboard to write : >> One day, when I retire, I may try again some of the books that I have >> found readily putdownable. But maybe I am the one out of step. I have [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > is anything to go by, I think I'd probably like it. I shall try the > library. If at all possible I try the library first, something many people I know don't think of. They think you have to buy the book, something the author (or his/her estate) probably appreciates. Sometimes I've liked a book or visual material well enough to buy a copy of my own. Nell SignatureThou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat. ~~Socrates >> I'm sorry that Katy and Laura didn't get on with Mitchell. I stand by >> my previous assessment, though. He's one of the best writers around [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > find anyone else who likes "The Minotaur takes a Cigarette Break", which > I consider to be a very fine book. <Raises hand shyly> SignatureMike Page Google me at port.ac.uk if you need to send an email. >> Hello: >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm getting irritated with this author. Yes, but a /Magic Roundabout/ fan can't be all bad. SignatureMike. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** >>> Hello: >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Yes, but a /Magic Roundabout/ fan can't be all bad. I surmise he's an accidental fan. Time for bed. SignatureDavid > Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Thanks. > Marius Hancu When checks are returned for "insufficient funds" they are said to have bounced. Boing is the sound of something bouncing. |
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