Another one heard from a rural Missourian
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Another one heard from a rural Missourian
Somebody with a Missouri background (rural) happened to be talking with me about a guy who was really skinny. He happened to say parenthetically that "he could tread water in a garden hose". I thought it conjured up a vivid image. I searched this site and saw no reference, so I thought I would serve it up. Bye.
Known in restaurant circles by quasi-Thai moniker, "That Guy" (e.g. heard in the back.."that guy is here again"; "that guy on/at table 10"; "that guy is going for a sirloin again", etc.)
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I had a student in class once, and he was called
'Tootsie Pop" as a nickname. The round candy with
Tootsie Roll center on a thin stick. If he appeared
"sans clothes" I think he would have disappeared, except
for his head. Sort of like Harry Potter when he first puts
on the "disappearing cloak".
'Tootsie Pop" as a nickname. The round candy with
Tootsie Roll center on a thin stick. If he appeared
"sans clothes" I think he would have disappeared, except
for his head. Sort of like Harry Potter when he first puts
on the "disappearing cloak".
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It is good imagery, with respect to thinness, but the reference sent up a red flag for me as to whether it might be combined with a racial reference...I don't know; I had not heard the term used in the context you mentioned. I just had a funny feeling about how it might be received, depending on the person in question.I had a student in class once, and he was called
'Tootsie Pop" as a nickname. The round candy with
Tootsie Roll center on a thin stick. If he appeared
"sans clothes" I think he would have disappeared, except
for his head. Sort of like Harry Potter when he first puts
on the "disappearing cloak".
Known in restaurant circles by quasi-Thai moniker, "That Guy" (e.g. heard in the back.."that guy is here again"; "that guy on/at table 10"; "that guy is going for a sirloin again", etc.)
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I must be sheltered, I have no idea how "tootsie pop" could be a racial reference.
Of all the places I've lived, it seems the South seems to outshine the west and north when it comes to colorful expressions and nicknames. I think everyone I knew in the South had a nickname. Ok, that's an exaggeration, but close.
I like "could tread water in a garden hose"...
Of all the places I've lived, it seems the South seems to outshine the west and north when it comes to colorful expressions and nicknames. I think everyone I knew in the South had a nickname. Ok, that's an exaggeration, but close.
I like "could tread water in a garden hose"...
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It's most likely because Tootsie Rolls are brown.I must be sheltered, I have no idea how "tootsie pop" could be a racial reference.
I like this one, too. Another I heard, strictly about females, is: A toothpick with breasts. (Breasts not being the most commonly used word.)I like "could tread water in a garden hose"
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Are they? I haven't seen one in many a year. However, the center is still a tootsie brown, isn't it? Thus the connotation.But tootsie pops are the color of the rainbow...sounds multi-racial to me.
Oy, have we done that word? Why, yes, we have:
http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword ... onnotation
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I have a hard time with that too, but obviously it can beI must be sheltered, I have no idea how "tootsie pop" could be a racial reference.
Of all the places I've lived, it seems the South seems to outshine the west and north when it comes to colorful expressions and nicknames. I think everyone I knew in the South had a nickname. Ok, that's an exaggeration, but close.
I like "could tread water in a garden hose"...
intended in the wrong way.
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It's most likely because Tootsie Rolls are brown.I must be sheltered, I have no idea how "tootsie pop" could be a racial reference.
I like this one, too. Another I heard, strictly about females, is: A toothpick with breasts. (Breasts not being the most commonly used word.)I like "could tread water in a garden hose"
Now, I've never heard the toothpick one except standing
alone. Never with appendages.
My favorite tootsie pop was 'grape" and was purple.
No racial image there: except the old:
"One eyed, one horned flying purple people eater" from the old song.
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Perhaps the center is brown, but my image wasAre they? I haven't seen one in many a year. However, the center is still a tootsie brown, isn't it? Thus the connotation.But tootsie pops are the color of the rainbow...sounds multi-racial to me.
Oy, have we done that word? Why, yes, we have:
http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword ... onnotation
before the 'goodie' was ingested.
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