Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

[DreamThinkDo]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

Rox, drop whatever you're doing - the Grauniad needs you: Why I’m looking beyond the English lexicon for the word that doesn’t exist | Lauren Laverne | Life and style | The Observer. The teaser was that we need a word for the urge to squeeze a baby's fat legs.

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Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

Yes Dream an early birthday party as he is away this weekend for his best friends engagement party. So many partays at his age, so next weekend family party for his actual birthday. It never ends!

[roxane]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

i dont have that urge so................the urge to breathe in puppy smell and squeeze them? breathe in the smell of horse under the mane? now then.........

[roxane]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

'plimpplampplettere', love it!!!

cupcake = extra ?

another party ava? blimey.

[DreamThinkDo]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

Need a word update: they actually gave one in the story, but really not imaginative:
The particular deliciousness of fat little babies, especially their legs (there is actually a Filipino word ? ?gigil? ? which describes the urge we feel to pinch or squeeze something irresistibly cute): ?chubulent?.

And while I'm on the Guardian site: a view from the other side:
What I'm really thinking: the friend of an alcoholic | Life and style | The Guardian

And yes yes yes on the puppy smell!

Fairy cakes, nice!

Lucy - is her surname Starr or Diamond by any chance?

Off to our version of friggintesco, laters!

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

roxane;1691714 wrote: 'plimpplampplettere', love it!!!

cupcake = extra ?

another party ava? blimey.

What's that?

[roxane]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

The onomatopoeic Danish plimpplampplettere describes skimming stones

from the guardian article dream posted.

gigil does it for me.

i do like those 'what i'm thinking' pieces.

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

I wonder how many of our friends have thought that, Dreamy.

The onomatopoeic Danish plimpplampplettere describes skimming stone..............just love these.

[DreamThinkDo]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

While we're on words - do you know the book The meaning of Liff? They - Douglas Adams and friends - basically had a look at the map of the UK, saw all these words (place names) that were doing nothing besides naming places, so they started ascribing qualities to the place names, with hilarious results. Like the feeling when you sit on a toilet seat that had been warmed up by the person there before you. Great fun to read on the loo, I've found.

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

Love Douglass Adams...........will have a look see.

I must away we're off to take the luvverly Jenz to the Apple store...............why she wants apples when her phone's broken I don't know.

[roxane]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

i joined the library last week so that one will be put on my list, thanks dream. i thought id read all of adams, maybe i have read that one, but i dont remember :H

nearest apple store to me is covent garden or lakeside. brings me out in a sweat just thinking about it.

[DreamThinkDo]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

I've read so many books that way, Rox!

[Foxy]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

Afternoon army thought i'd log back in and found another tread so good afternoon. Cold and showery here. Whats everyone up too?

[satz123]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

Just spent last 4 hours in ED with DD.
Has had stomach pains for 2 weeks - got particularly bad this morning - so off we went.
Keeping her in overnight and having a scan at 4.30.

It's a private hospital and it's only when they admit you that the healthcare kicks in.
It's lovely down there so happy days get it looked into besides paying a doc ?60 each visit as she has been doing.

The fun never ends here chez Satz

[DreamThinkDo]

Army thread Sunday 10 August 2014

Sending good thoughts and lots of hugs, Satz - I hope she'll be better soon. What a weekend you've had with the offspring.