I consider Horse's whining a boring cheat...

[Alexander's Horse]

This thread has turned into an almost perfect example of wanking.

[finbar]

Absolutely. It's called irony. And thank you for pointing it out to others over whose heads it might well have passed.

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[Hydey]

I am proud to say I have been a wanker for a long time now . In fact I have almost mastered the art of wanking.

See Dad my teenage years where not wasted after all

[Alexander's Horse]

Hey! I just noticed Khanfairy accused me of being a cheat as well. Gee, I must be concerned about that allegation

Oh and son, don't worried, I had you figured for a pud puller from way back

[Carolus Rex]

Pud puller???

finbar, to the rescue?

Carolus

[SuperSneak]

If I may:

A "pud puller" would be a synonym for "wanker", albeit without the wider range of meanings and applications. It is a more base and vulgar reference, used mainly by garbage collector types and, perhaps, state workers. It lacks the poetic grace and charm of the "wanker" descriptor, but has a certain rough-necked charm of its own.

Professor?

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[Alexander's Horse]

Oh don't ask finbar! He's as much in love with Mrs Palmer as anyone else.

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[finbar]

Good morning, one and all.

Mr Alexander Horse's need to edit the above post surely suggests an eyesight problem not unrelated to his fondness for jerking the gherkin and its well-known consequences.

Indeed, Mr SuperSneak, I can confirm that your admirably scholastic analysis of the pud - vis a vis the pulling of same - is correct. You clearly spend too much time around the Oregon garbage collectors and state workers, sir. As it happens, Mr Alexander's Horse is what might loosely be described as a state worker, hence his familiarity with the term.

In order to avoid any possible confusion in the future, I have taken the trouble to provide a short list of other useful synonyms:

* a J. Arthur
* five-finger Mary
* four sisters on Thumb Street
* Lady Five Fingers
* mother fist and her five daughters
* Mrs Palm and her five daughters
* Onan's Olympics

Thank you, and good morning.



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[finbar]

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Pud puller???

finbar, to the rescue?

Carolus
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Sorry, Carolus, with all our flummery we forgot to mention that pud is short for pudding. Ergo, pulling the pudding.



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[Hydey]

there goes finbar again having one off the wrist, feeding the chooks or was he just siphoning the trouser python.

[finbar]

Not so much a mixture of metaphors as a conflagration, Hydey.

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[Carolus Rex]

Thanks for the english lesson, lads! Never got the opportunity to pick up these terms in school...

Only one I don't get is "a J. Arthur"??? A famous Australian politician caught in the act or a play with words?

Carolus

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[finbar]

No, Carolus, not an Australian politician, but Australian politicians are great practitioners of the art under discussion. As are most politicians.

In fact, J. Arthur Rank makes the list as rhyming slang. What does J. Arthur Rank rhyme with? J. Arthur Rank was a British film producer working from the 1930s through to the 1960s. Beyond that, the company existed in name only. Whether Mr Rank ever knew his name came to be used as a rhyming synonym for the art under discussion will never be known. Let it be said here, however, in case any of the Rank family happen to read this forum and are feeling in the least bit litigious, we are in no way claiming he did. Or, indeed, was one.

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[Curumbor Elendil]

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"To wank", metaphorically, is to be "up oneself", implying an unwarranted sense of self importance, an unwarranted assumption of knowledge, and, most importantly, a proclivity to pour forth same, at length, to a point beyond tedium.


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Does anyone else find this metaphor positively revolting?

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[MacUser]

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Does anyone else find this metaphor positively revolting?


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Damn Yank! Rhymes with....

Ya' gotta love the Aussies!
ROFLOLM!!!

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