h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*whips out notebook*

OK, that's some Olde Englysh and some Olde Frenche with somme Olde Germyn in there probably, much profanyty, from the Canterbury tales.

Basic french insults, from Leo.

Some Latin, courtesy of Echo.

Any spanish or whatever language you're doing in high school, Echo?

Wilma brings Hausta, Fanti, and Arabic.

Leo brings Hebrew.

Middle American, from Wilma.
(Does that mean I can count New Yawkese? )

Phred, you still there? What do you speak?

I'm doing French in school, so if we combine my knowledge of modern French and medieval English that's medieval French right there.

I can read Chaucer with minimal glosses, if that helps.

THen you'll definitely serve as tranlator for mideval tourism.

*hides glossed copy behind back*







...When Wilma gets back again. What kind of VP is she, taking vacation for a week and only checking in once? That's for me to do!

Hey Wilma! We're controversial! There are *counts on fingers* one... two people who don't like us. Isn't this exciting? See what happens when you go on vacation! That's why CEOs don't.

Shouldta stuck my oar in. Didn't realize what I was getting into. Wanna fire me, or just send me to the galapago on a half a gas tank?

Isn't it great?

People are debating the art of debate!

I'm loving it



.. and they are worried that us passive aggressive types are going to go stomping in with a crusaders attitude Yeah, right, a society headed up by a Jewess and an Arab???

No Galapagos for you, hunny. Right here by my side... oh, and plizz check my surgery on the entry, willya? Your input is sorely required.


W

Well, when you put it that way... it is kinda funny. And all that debate has been civilised, by default. Welcome back, btw. When you said 'hold the fort' did you expect a siege?

No I didn't, and I am so sorry for landing you in it on your own... Internet access in Leb is so incredibly slow as to make the experience worthless otherwise I would have come on every evening.

Gotta go now, but I'll talk to you later.


W

An idea...
Maybe you should add at the bottom a list of the threads where people've been discussing FootiNooti and a little notice: if you have any questions about footinooti, if you don't like it, if things like "stupid name" and "passive aggressive" are floating around your head, please read all of the following to ensure that your reservations have not been already addressed, before posting.

Only because it seems to be very repetative.

Whatevah. It's an idea.

...just fixing a minor spelling mistake. *jabs upward*

...and somebody mentioned footinooti at another forum. Just so you can... we call it 'shep nachas'. It means be proud of what you've accomplished, usually used to describe the feeling when you realize your kids didn't turn out that bad after all

>>> and somebody mentioned footinooti at another forum. <<<

they did? where?


>>> Just so you can... we call it 'shep nachas'. <<<<<

See, I've read that and read that and I *know* it's not me. It just doesn't compute.. So I can ... what?

Ok, now, 'shep nachas', is that nachas, like nachos or nachas like nakhas? I have to be able to pronounce it to say it

*pokes Leo for confusing her at 2:20 am*

>> It means be proud of what you've accomplished, usually used to describe the feeling when you realize your kids didn't turn out that bad after all <<

Oh, right... I hope you're right, on the kids and on footinooti



'night

nakhas.
Using estern european spelling. Nevermind, I wont post anything in a foreign language for you at late hours.

It was... here. http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:owZxAKB7GvIJ:forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php%3Fs%3D3279ffa9fbddf94f50bb8d509ac9e6fa%26postid%3D799391+footinooti&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5&client=firefox-a

(highlighted in yellow halfway down)

OoOOooOOoh! I saw that! I'll put it in prontissimo

... and I have made note of the term - *says slowly* 'shep nakhas'


W

Now use it three times in conversation today. (It's yiddish.)

Ooookay, I will try

I see you're starting a scrapbook of offsite Footinootiing. I wonder how we could arrange for more...