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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Thought I'd look in to "Have a Giggle" but this seems to be the politics and criticism thread :/
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited July 2019
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    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Zoe P2Zoe P2 Posts: 848
    Sam 37 said:
    A selfie with the Queen!


    Wonderful!



    I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character

      Martin Luther King

  • Sam 37Sam 37 Posts: 1,271
    Newcomers to this Thread might not realize that the word "giggle" is often used here ironically, though not always.

    We all giggle at things that are funny.  BUT, how many meanings has the word "funny"?

    strange

    surprising

    unexpected

    difficult to understand

    involving cheating

    peculiar

    crazy

    dishonest

    To mention but a few....

  • Sam 37Sam 37 Posts: 1,271


    But we can't Make America Great and have our NHS.   :'(
  • Zoe P2Zoe P2 Posts: 848
    Sam 37 said:
    Newcomers to this Thread might not realize that the word "giggle" is often used here ironically, though not always.

    We all giggle at things that are funny.  BUT, how many meanings has the word "funny"?

    strange

    surprising

    unexpected

    difficult to understand

    involving cheating

    peculiar

    crazy

    dishonest

    To mention but a few....

    I thought you were going to give us the etymology of "giggle" but, instead, you've given us the multivalence of "funny".

    Overtly and ostensibly related, of course, so I'm only pulling your leg!   ;)



    I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character

      Martin Luther King

  • Helen P3Helen P3 Posts: 1,152
    Etymology, nice word!  What does it mean?

    Where's Artemis when you need her???
  • Danae(dan-Ah-ee)Danae(dan-Ah-ee) Posts: 966
    Artemis is sailing around the Ionian islands.  She has friends who have... coracles!  :D 
  • Danae(dan-Ah-ee)Danae(dan-Ah-ee) Posts: 966
    The word etymology, since you want to know, Helen, comes from the Greek ετυμος- meaning "true" and λογια, meaning "study".  When it relates to words, it means the study of the true (and original) meaning of words.

    Howzat!  B)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Coracles and muscles? 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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