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11/4/08: The day the Lit GB trolls died

RoryN

RoryN

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That's what it's starting to look like.

And the few who remain are running on fumes.
 
A plague has definitely swept through but as always there are a few who remain immune. They are like the common cold. You can fight it back and keep it away for a while but it will eventually mutate and come back on ya.
 
Give it five or ten minutes and this thread will be infested with trolls.:rolleyes:
 
KRCummings said:
What does that phrase mean? At one time was there a person who really, really loved eggs and people drew him in with promises of free run of the chicken coop?
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Wow, I never thought of it before.

I more picture someone running a gauntlet of people flinging eggs.
 
Damn the omelets, full speed ahead.

Dear Word Detective: My son came up with a question several years ago and still keeps reminding me that I don't have an answer. What is the origin of "egging on" meaning "to incite to action"? My best guess has been that if you throw eggs at someone they will probably move out of the way. -- Rob Grier.

That's a pretty good guess. I'd certainly move out of the way if you threw anything at me, except possibly paper money, or maybe checks. What really makes me nervous are those parades where people on the floats pelt the crowds with candy. Nothing like a Snickers in the schnozz to make one's day, eh?

There is, in fact, a long tradition of using eggs, especially those that have passed their prime, as missiles. For much of the history of the theater, for instance, audience satisfaction was measured not merely by applause (or the lack thereof) but by the volume of rotten eggs, spoiled produce and other unpleasant things (including dead cats) tossed at the stage. And while the phrase "to have egg on one's face" (meaning "to make a fool of oneself") is usually traced to poor breakfast hygiene, there is the possibility that it arose as a literal description of an inept actor.

However (there's always a "however," isn't there?) there is no connection between "egg on" and actual eggs of any sort. "To egg" meaning "to incite" was a borrowing from Old Norse, in this case the word "eggja," back in the 10th century, which also gave us our modern word "edge" as both a noun and a verb (as in "edging out" a competitor). The original sense of both "to egg" and "to edge" was "to give sharpness to" or "to incite, stimulate, provoke" by making a conflict sharper or more urgent. "To edge" has since taken on the somewhat different meaning of "to advance incrementally" or "to defeat by a small margin," but "to egg" still means "to stir things up" in the classic "let's you and him fight" sense.
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http://www.word-detective.com/011405.html
 
Oh, btw, how's your net connection? I posted your full name and city on /b/
 
Every time Rory makes one of these threads, I picture him in one of those f. Lee Ermey/ Lou Gossett Junior drill-seargeant hats with the strap across the back of the head, barking at alts stumbling off the bus to line up on the yellow footprints.

"alts! front and center!"
 
KRCummings said:
What does that phrase mean? At one time was there a person who really, really loved eggs and people drew him in with promises of free run of the chicken coop?
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A humble entertainer having eggs thrown at them would back away.

A bold entertainer having eggs thrown at them would be even more bold and press on, being goaded.
 
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