TheBreadmonkey

TheBreadmonkey, 24 minutes ago to random

Listening to Jamiroquai and dancing in the kitchen

TheBreadmonkey, 5 hours ago to random

Before the heavens opened, we managed to take the six dogs out with / near my MiL with my BiL and SiLs. Lovely walk. Proper Bank Holidaying.

TheBreadmonkey, 10 hours ago to random

Go on, the French! Proper news.

French town reels from scandal involving mayor and fortune teller
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgg9reyvx7o.amp

TheBreadmonkey, 10 hours ago to random

Very young men with beards - you're not fooling anyone

TheBreadmonkey, 10 hours ago to random

Apologies if I'm being 'a lot' this morning - I have a toothache

DJDarren, 11 hours ago to random

Putting together tonight's #ThePlaylist is proving tricky.

I have 2:19:51 worth of music in the list so far, which needs to be thinned by at least 35 minutes.

Got to make some tough decisions!

TheBreadmonkey, 12 hours ago to random

Happy 60th birthday to Lenny Kravitz who I assume made a deal with a witch

TheBreadmonkey, 12 hours ago to random

I really like old idioms/phrases that have a basis in something from a bygone era....

Bite the bullet
Meaning: To accept something difficult or unpleasant

Origin: In the olden days, when doctors were short on anesthesia or time during a battle, they would ask the patient to bite down on a bullet to distract from the pain. The first recorded use of the phrase was in 1891 in The Light that Failed.

Break the ice
Meaning: To break off a conflict or commence a friendship.

Origin: Back when road transportation was not developed, ships would be the only transportation and means of trade. At times, the ships would get stuck during the winter because of ice formation. The receiving country would send small ships to “break the ice” to clear a way for the trade ships. This gesture showed affiliation and understanding between two territories.

Butter someone up
Meaning: To impress someone with flattery

Origin: This was a customary religious act in ancient India. The devout would throw butter balls at the statues of their gods to seek favor and forgiveness.

Mad as a hatter
Meaning: To be completely crazy

Origin: No, you didn’t already know this one, because it didn’t originate from Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Its origins date from the 17th and 18th centuries — well before Lewis Caroll’s book was published. In 17th century France, poisoning occurred among hat makers who used mercury for the hat felt. The “Mad Hatter Disease” was marked by shyness, irritability, and tremors that would make the person appear “mad.”

Cat got your tongue?
Meaning: Asked to a person who is at loss of words

Origin: The English Navy used to use a whip called “Cat-o’-nine-tails” for flogging. The pain was so severe that it caused the victim to stay quiet for a long time. Another possible source could be from ancient Egypt, where liars’ and blasphemers’ tongues were cut out and fed to the cats. (What a treat for the cats!)

Barking up the wrong tree
Meaning: To have misguided thoughts about an event or situation, a false lead

Origin: This refers to hunting dogs that may have chased their prey up a tree. The dogs bark, assuming that the prey is still in the tree, when the prey is no longer there.

Turn a blind eye
Meaning: To ignore situations, facts, or reality

Origin: The British Naval hero, Admiral Horatio Nelson, had one blind eye. Once when the British forces signaled for him to stop attacking a fleet of Danish ships, he held up a telescope to his blind eye and said, “I do not see the signal.” He attacked, nevertheless, and was victorious.

Bury the hatchet
Meaning: To stop a conflict and make peace

Origins: This one dates back to the early times North America when the Puritans were in conflict with the Native Americans. When negotiating peace, the Native Americans would bury all their hatchets, knives, clubs, and tomahawks. Weapons were literally buried and made inaccessible.

Caught red-handed
Meaning: To be caught in the act of doing something wrong

Origin: This originates from an old English law that ordered any person to be punished for butchering an animal that wasn’t his own. The only way the person could be convicted is if he was caught with the animal’s blood still on his hands.

Give a cold shoulder
Meaning: Being unwelcoming or antisocial toward someone

Origin: The first recorded use of this phrase dates back to the early 1800s. It refers to an old custom of giving an unwelcome guest a cold piece of meat from the shoulder of mutton, pork, or beef chop, as opposed to a welcome guest receiving a warm serving. This was a polite way to communicate, “You may leave, now.”

Go the whole nine yards
Meaning: To try your best at something

Origin: During World War II, the fighter pilots were equipped with nine yards of ammunition. When they ran out, it meant that they had tried their best at fighting off the target with the entirety of their ammunition.

Let one’s hair down
Meaning: To relax or be at ease

Origin: In public, the aristocratic women of medieval times were obliged to appear in elegant hair-dos that were usually pulled up. The only time they would “let their hair down” was when they came home and relaxed.

Rub the wrong way
Meaning: To bother or annoy someone

Origin: Early Americans, during the colonial times, would ask their servants to rub their oak floorboards “the right way”. The wrong way (not wiping them with dry fabric after wet fabric) would cause streaks to form and ruin it, leaving the homeowner annoyed. Alternatively, it could have derived from rubbing a cat’s fur the “wrong way,” which annoys them.

From Anais John @ Grammarly

TheBreadmonkey, 13 hours ago to random

Saw a funny old advert someone posted and thought I'd join in with the silliness by looking up even older adverts, but it turns out some are too old and not at all funny

TheBreadmonkey, 14 hours ago to random

Me on Mastodon dot com

TheBreadmonkey, 1 day ago to random

I am Sam. I am Sam. Sam I am.

That Sam-I-am! That Sam-I-am! I do not like that Sam-I-am!

Would you like adverts and spam?

I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like adverts and spam.

Would you like them here or there?

I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere.

I do not like adverts and spam. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

TheBreadmonkey, 1 day ago to random

Holy moly.

“Put aside that I am gay, that I am in prison for now, that I used drugs in the past, that I had more then one boyfriend at once and that Carole hates my guts.”

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/26/joe-exotic-2024/

TheBreadmonkey, 1 day ago to random

One does not simply block into Mordor

https://geektyrant.com/news/lego-reveals-massive-5471-piece-lord-of-the-rings-dark-tower-of-mordor-set

TheBreadmonkey, 1 day ago to random

This looks amazing

https://youtu.be/1DYNnkXgdiU

TheBreadmonkey, 1 day ago to random

New trailers out for Beetlejuice and Beverley Hills Cop. Happy 1988 everybody!

talia_christine, 1 day ago to random

I have a theory that the men who reply to posts with some version of "not all men" do so because they see some of themselves in whatever statement was made and they don't like it.

TheBreadmonkey, 1 day ago to random

Among the many many other reasons to despise Elon Musk, is this absolutely idiotic notion that introducing as many humans as possible into an environment with finite resources is a good idea. What an absolute fucking imbecile. How deeply, deeply selfish to choose to do this rather than help people who already exist and are starving to death.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/25/american-pronatalists-malcolm-and-simone-collins

TheBreadmonkey, 1 day ago to random

Oh dear

It's another photo from the same situation. Although the woman has been replaced by a smart Jason Statham and the Morrisons sign in the background, partially obscured by Sunaks head, reads Moron. I understand this image may have been doctored by HappyToast. But it's still funny.

Alice, 6 months ago to random

Photo request! If you're comfortable, please post a childhood photo that best represents your personality.