Popinjay

Pop-in-jay (noun)

An arrogant person

A vain and conceitful person

Denture see it coming? It is getting a little long in the tooth...

ooohhh, that was a very bad one, wasn't it?

This entire thread has just been another fine example of the bridging of cultures.

I've often heard that today's southern accent is closest to what a British accent sounded like at the time of the American Revolution.
I idea if it's true or not, but I like the idea of Clockwork being 64% southern!

Hmmmm....of course any of us can thank (or not) whoever we want.
Who would you thank for your English skills?

Soemthing special or foreign?
Foreign like DEtroit, Michigan?

BD, in the U.S. today is a holiday called Memorial Day. It was a day set aside as an official day to remember the soldiers who who have been killed fighting for this country. According to sources, it either began in Coluimbus, Mississippi in 1866, or in Virginia in 1868 as a day to decorate the grav...

While I agree with Mark, and we all have our problems, back to the point...
Karen's explanation about the ammunition belt from WWII is the one I've always heard as well.
Any definitive answers out there?

Dr. Goodword,
Very appropriate post for this time of year. Thank you!
On Monday, we all need to remember the sacrifices made on our behalf by the men and women in uniform.
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a soldier!

Is calling it "the interstate" vs. "the freeway" an east/west thing?
I know I always heard it called the freeway in Washington state as a kid--never heard it called the interstate until I came back east for college...

It's a "hose-pipe" for many of us here in middle Tennessee!

How about do you "make" someone's picture, or do you "take" someone's picture?

Do you "take" someone somewhere, or do you "carry" them there?

Making a picture and carrying someone someplace seem to be common in middle Tennesse/northern Alabama!