[LRflex] Re: Screeching donkey
- From: Bill Abbott <wbabbott3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:11:48 -0700
Douglas,
From my youth, when a Leica photographer saw a bowlegged man, he or she
would occasionally say of him, "He couldn't head a sow in a ditch," meaning
he could not stop a sow in a ditch because it would run right through his
bowed legs.
Cheers,
Bill
Douglas Sharp wrote:
> Interesting expressions keep turning up every now and again
> Alex' donkey screech, and recently, from South America "as lost as a
> Turk in a fog"
> I did a bit of research on this one: It may in fact be a Greek
> expression. Greeks , for whom the Turks were long in low esteem (still
> are), tell a story that a Turkish Admiral and his fleet were sent to
> conquer Malta. After 3 years of roaming the Mediterranean, the Admiral
> returned home - his words to the Sultan "Malta Yoc" (Malta doesn't exist).
> Any other explanations anyone? Or other strange expressions
> Like: As happy as a pig in a midden ,
> or - Couldn't stop a pig in a ginnel (useful for describing goalkeepers
> in the coming world cup)
> Douglas
>
> Alex Hurst wrote:
>
>> Jerry wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> "a donkey's screech"
>>>
>>> Now that's pretty descriptive Alex, and something I can relate to. Some
>>> folks
>>> across and down the alley from us have a donkey, and at times we can hear it
>>> screeching. I'd say it's about 100 yards away. And surely that's further
>>> than
>>> I could throw an R3. So, thanks Alex, now I understand the difference
>>> between
>>> the R3's and the SL's viewfinders.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> When you've been married to a Cork girl for as long as I have, you
>> tend to pick up some of the more felicitous local expressions.
>>
>> For instance, if you've just won the Lotto and can now afford an R9
>> with DMR and all the lenses, you're 'on the pig's back'.
>>
>> And the correct response to 'How are you?'
>>
>> is
>>
>> 'Mighty entirely'
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
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