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Report your use of Brokieisms in so-called "real life"
Front-Ranger:
Yes, it just has to be a conscious or subconscious Brokeism! Maybe Diane is related to our own Oregondoggie?
My cat went through a bad spell a week or two ago, just when the weather was getting nice enough for her to get outside occasionally. She barfed all over my Oriental rugs and then wouldn't eat or drink for several days. She was creeping around and I expected to wake up some morning to find her still lifeless body. But, praise be, she bounced back and is as good as new again. I've decided to nickname her Uncle Harold. 8)
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on April 06, 2013, 09:59:34 am ---I just ran across this on Facebook, and I swear, this has to be an undercover Brokieism.
Someone had posted an article from Slate about words that some people find disgusting for no reason besides their sound. (Common example, for some reason, "moist.") Anyway, people were commenting on their disgusting words, and someone -- not a FB friend; someone I don't know at all -- posted this:
Diane Smelser Catsup. Ketchup. Sounds like Cat sip or worse.
Question: Do you think there's any chance that Diane Smelser WASN'T making a Brokie pun?
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--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on May 09, 2013, 12:34:14 pm ---Yes, it just has to be a conscious or subconscious Brokeism! Maybe Diane is related to our own Oregondoggie?
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Yeah, I tripped over the Smelser surname, too. No idea however how common or uncommon it is.
Maybe she's a friend of a friend of a friend.... and linked to our Brokie community. ? ? ?
If you're curious enough, click on her name and skim her friends list for familiar names. Some people keep their friends list private, but others don't.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on May 09, 2013, 12:34:14 pm ---My cat went through a bad spell a week or two ago, just when the weather was getting nice enough for her to get outside occasionally. She barfed all over my Oriental rugs and then wouldn't eat or drink for several days. She was creeping around and I expected to wake up some morning to find her still lifeless body. But, praise be, she bounced back and is as good as new again. I've decided to nickname her Uncle Harold. 8)
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Glad your kitty is back to being well!
Sason:
Speaking of FB and people who may be linked to our Brokie community..
Does anyone know who Helga Süss is?
She's FB friends with a lot of Brokies, but I have no idea who she is.
Is she on any of the forums?
Sorry for going OT.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on May 09, 2013, 03:40:24 pm ---
Yeah, I tripped over the Smelser surname, too. No idea however how common or uncommon it is.
Maybe she's a friend of a friend of a friend.... and linked to our Brokie community. ? ? ?
If you're curious enough, click on her name and skim her friends list for familiar names. Some people keep their friends list private, but others don't.
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I did. We share only one friend, and it's someone with no obvious Brokie connection.
I wrote her the following message, but never heard back:
Hi Diane,
I know we're total strangers and all, but after seeing your comment in [name of mutual friend]'s post about disgusting words, I had to write to congratulate you on what I read as a brilliant pun on a line from one of my favorite movies. I swear ...
Enjoy your weekend!
Oh well. I suppose it will always be a mystery. But it just seems too odd to be an accident; maybe she saw BBM, forgot the line but then subconsciously echoed it without even making the connection herself.
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