The Random Question Thread

[moevillini]

Does anyone still call them Dixie cups? Is that even allowed?

(it does seem like an unusual name for a line of plastic-coated paper tableware products!)

 

[Gameface]

Does anyone still call them Dixie cups? Is that even allowed?

(it does seem like an unusual name for a line of plastic-coated paper tableware products!)

The white hat enlisted sailors wear is called a dixie cup...

The little guy's handkerchief is completely unsat.

Here's how you do it, seaman. Both tips should be even...

 

[DutchJazzer]

Is dibs a universal thing?

well seems from the cultures i visited and known

 

[bigb]

The white hat enlisted sailors wear is called a dixie cup...

The little guy's handkerchief is completely unsat.

Here's how you do it, seaman. Both tips should be even...

So it’s a square knot?

 

[Gameface]

So it’s a square knot?

It's supposed to be, but that kid has his tied like a regular tie in a half-windsor knot.

 

[moevillini]

This really is a serious question - random, but serious. And I'm hoping for some clarity.

Is a crock full of **** the same thing as a full crock of ****?

 

[bigb]

This really is a serious question - random, but serious. And I'm hoping for some clarity.

Is a crock full of **** the same thing as a full crock of ****?

I don't recall ever hearing either of those like that. I have heard of "a crock of ****" or someone/something full of ****.

 

[moevillini]

I don't recall ever hearing either of those like that. I have heard of "a crock of ****" or someone/something full of ****.

well it's sort of the same thing, but in your example the crock or may not be full (of whatever...)

I do think there is a slight semantic difference between being a "full crock" and a "crock full"
(or substitute pot or cup or whatever for crock) -
the "full crock of ..." to me implies it's completely full, no room for any more
whereas the "crock full of ..." means it's pretty full, but not to the point of overflowing

just wondering if others see the difference or no?

 

[JAZZGASM]

I don't recall ever hearing either of those like that. I have heard of "a crock of ****" or someone/something full of ****.

And why do we say taking a **** instead of leaving a ****?

well it's sort of the same thing, but in your example the crock or may not be full (of whatever...)

I do think there is a slight semantic difference between being a "full crock" and a "crock full"
(or substitute pot or cup or whatever for crock) -
the "full crock of ..." to me implies it's completely full, no room for any more
whereas the "crock full of ..." means it's pretty full, but not to the point of overflowing

just wondering if others see the difference or no?

The phrase is " a crock of ****". Stating the alternative of crock full or full crock implies you are a foreigner or a Rockets fan (i.e. nutzo).

 

[moevillini]

well I definitely agree on the "leaving" rather than "taking" - - that NEVER made sense to me

I remember though when I was very young I had a friend whose mother referred to it as "making a .... " like "Do you need to make a (Bobbie Martin)?" (well, just the initials, you know...)
That always made me have a fit of giggles. Then I'd get a lecture on how it was a natural process and I shouldn't laugh at it. Good times!

 

[franklin]

I do think there is a slight semantic difference between being a "full crock" and a "crock full"

I don't think there's a meaningful difference between "he's a full crock of ****", "he's crock full of ****", "what a crock", or "crock of ****". The idiom carries the same meaning no matter how you prefer it.

Side note: crackpot was born on a very similar concept - instead of "a crock of ****" (lol @ Crock-Pot's name choice), it was a cracked earthenware that holds no water.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

I have never in my life seen a crock full of asterisks. This is a common thing to you guys?