so what's an idiom?
they are an expression or saying that mean a certain thing, but yet the words in that expression, taken by themselves, give you an entirely different meaning.
in other words, you can never understand the meaning of an idiom by studying the words that make up that idiom.. here are a few:.
S**t or get off the pot, means do something!
All hat and no cattle, means not being able to back up your claim, a liar.
Running with the dry cows, from my grandparents generation means, staying out all night. Cows that need to be milked come home to the barn each night.
Head for the barn, means go home.
I worked with an Englishman in the late 70's and he had a very hard time understanding my idioms.
since its publication in 1957, atlas shrugged has sold more than five million copies.
perhaps a measure of the book's continuing influence may be estimated from the results of a survey conducted jointly by the library of congress and book-of-the-month club in 1991. the survey asked readers which books had made a difference in people's lives.
the results found atlas shrugged placing second only to the bible.
whiskeyjack:
Ayn Rand's philosophy Objectivism is divided into three distinct schools of thought as well as individuals who are not part of any "organized" Objectivism.
The Ayn Rand Institute ( in Southern California ) is in my opinion dogmatic, unfriendly and the source of the name "Randroid." If you do not accept their interpretation of Rand you are an apostate and worse then a Socialist. Agree with them 100% or go to Objectivist Hell. Since I am a member of the Libertarian Party the Ayn Rand Institute would not even allow me the privilege to join in their discussions. There are actual disclaimers stating "Libertarians need not apply"
The Objectivist Center ( in Washington DC ) began in opposition to ARI intolerance and it's founder David Kelly was "disfellowshipped" by ARI. TOC looks to Rand as the begining of the discussion not the end. I recommend people interested in Objectivism to contact the Objectivist Center and not the Ayn Rand Institute. The Objectivist Center wants non Objectivists to paticipate and hopefully learn as much as they can to improve their lives, businesses and communities.
New Zealand is the home of the Sense Of Life Objectivists. They are more tolerant of different thought than ARI and completely unlike the Ayn Rand Institute SOLO has a sense of humor but are not as willing to work with others who are not Objectivists.
i'm flipping through the channels today and i happend upon a 30 min interview with mr cruise.
i was curious and there was nothing else on so i decided to watch it.
this was a 30 minute advertisement for scientology.
I rember reading in the early 80's that Hubbard died in 1981. His church said no, he was in seclusion writing a book.
In 1986 a revised will of Hubbard was discovered by the church giving all of Hubbard's money to the church and not Hubbard's children. ( I do not remember if he had one child or more )
Within a day of anouncing the new will the church anounced the death of L. Ron Hubbard and the release of the book Battlefield Earth.
I think the church kept Hubbard's death a secret for five years until they could forge a new will.
Battlefield Earth is a GREAT novel and a HORRIBLE movie.
this question has most likely been asked before but i must've missed it.
any hoo, just wondering.
as for mine, it shows that i am a good for nothing smurf who loves boobies i guess...
I think Pole's avatar shows he is not Charlton Heston. Or radical abolitionist John Brown.
this question has most likely been asked before but i must've missed it.
any hoo, just wondering.
as for mine, it shows that i am a good for nothing smurf who loves boobies i guess...
Golden Girl:
A line from "Cherokee Fiddle" a song by Michael Martin Murphy from the 70's and butchered in the movie Urban Cowboy goes,
"Now the Indians are dressing up like Cowboys and the Cowboys are putting leather and torquoise on."
as a child, what did you want to be, when you became an adult?
if you could, would you want to go back in time, and become what you wanted to be in the first place?.
as a child, i wanted to be a florist.
garybuss:
The Lone Ranger was my hero as a kid as well.
as a child, what did you want to be, when you became an adult?
if you could, would you want to go back in time, and become what you wanted to be in the first place?.
as a child, i wanted to be a florist.
I intended to join the Air Force after High School then go to College then enter politics and become President of the United States.
I became a Witness at 15 so my goals changed to Pioneer then Gilead School then go as high in the organization as you could go without being anointed.
Now that I have come to my senses and I have left the Watchtower I have had some College I am active in politics and while I most likely won't become President my sights are on a seat in Congress.
Once in Congress maybe I can become the Vice-President to a sick old man in the White House. It worked for Harry Truman.
this question has most likely been asked before but i must've missed it.
any hoo, just wondering.
as for mine, it shows that i am a good for nothing smurf who loves boobies i guess...
Oklahoma is OK but Texas is HEAVEN.
so, what is the worst album you have in your collection?
here's the ones i have (from memory):.
pat boone - in a metal mood.
Midget-Sasquatch:
I used to listen to Dr Demento every Sunday night in the middle 70's. I would lock myself in my room and crank up the music. I would love to own a copy of that album.
so, what is the worst album you have in your collection?
here's the ones i have (from memory):.
pat boone - in a metal mood.
I was given a Partridge Family LP as a gift that I never even took out of its jacket.
Scoobysnax: If you listen to the lyrics of Born In The USA it is not a pro-American song. Like the Guess Who's American Woman it is a criticism of America that the Right Wing mistakenly adopts as an anthem.
