A Conversation for The Manifesto for the Campaign to rename Thursday, "Thing"
Ruby Wimpy
Annette Posted Jul 23, 2001
I like the names!
Except..Phwoar looks cool when you write it but is kind of hard to say
How do you pronounce it anyways? F-wore? Fw-oh-are?
Ruby Wimpy
Pu Dendal-Shrubbery Posted Jul 23, 2001
Glad you like the months and sorry, I didn't realise Americans didn't know about Phwoar.
If you want to pronounce it differently thats cool but the usual way it is pronounced in Britain is 'Fwore'.
I may be telling you something you already know here but Phwoar is an unpleasant British exclamation of 'cor, I find that person a bit sexy'
There more lewd passion it's said with the better. It can be found throughout loutish British culture from 60s Carry On films to Lads Mags such as FHM.
It is occassionally (and more offensively) accompanied by a gesture where you raise your arm and clench your fist towards you whilst your other hand rests on the raised arm. (Someone could write a H2G2 Info page about it explaining it better than this if there isn't one already...)
I chose Phwoar for A****t because that's the only month that's ever slightly hot in Britain (fingers crossed)as the word could be taken as a synonym for Phew! Both sexes wear less clothes, obviously, making it the most Phwoar month.
I have turned pink with embarrassment and I am now thoroughly ashamed to be British!
Ruby Wimpy
Pu Dendal-Shrubbery Posted Jul 23, 2001
Glad you like the months and sorry, I didn't realise Americans didn't know about Phwoar.
If you want to pronounce it differently thats cool but the usual way it is pronounced in Britain is 'Fwore'.
I may be telling you something you already know here but Phwoar is an unpleasant British exclamation of 'cor, I find that person a bit sexy'
There more lewd passion it's said with the better. It can be found throughout loutish British culture from 60s Carry On films to Lads Mags such as FHM.
It is occassionally (and more offensively) accompanied by a gesture where you raise your arm and clench your fist towards you whilst your other hand rests on the raised arm. (Someone could write a H2G2 Info page about it explaining it better than this if there isn't one already...)
I chose Phwoar for A****t because that's the only month that's ever slightly hot in Britain (fingers crossed)as the word could be taken as a synonym for Phew! Both sexes wear less clothes, obviously, making it the most Phwoar month.
I have turned pink with embarrassment and I am now thoroughly ashamed to be British!
Ruby Wimpy
Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Jul 23, 2001
::s off to post in as many forums as he can::
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Ruby Wimpy
Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Jul 24, 2001
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Shea the Sarcastic Posted Jul 24, 2001
It should be a fun show! Busterbone found a trained 400 pound orangutang who would *love* to give patdowns to Clive and Sir Loin!
Ruby Wimpy
The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Jul 24, 2001
::: steps out from behind a molecule, behind Shea, taps her shoulder, steps back behind the molecule and yoinks some while she's looking the other way :::
Ruby Wimpy
Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Jul 24, 2001
Ruby Wimpy
The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Jul 24, 2001
:: steps out from behind another molecule, farther away from Shea, and walks up ::: Hio.
Ruby Wimpy
Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 Posted Jul 24, 2001
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 24, 2001
He he. good Oranutang, Nice Orangutang. boy , down, down!...I said DOWN ! No!
Garrragh!
OOoof!
....*Ugh - bad mon-keee
*WHAP*
Urrr..rr..g.gh...h.h.h
Ruby Wimpy
Busterbone Posted Jul 24, 2001
Nice orangutang.
You give your new friend Clive a nice pat down and by the way that lump in Sir Loins pocket isn't because he is glad to see Shea it is in fact a banana.
Why don't you go get it.
Ruby Wimpy
The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. Posted Jul 24, 2001
Someone's on to me! ::: pulls a banana out of his pocket, along with many other components to a frui salad ::: It appears as if Carmen Miranda has become resurrected, and now lives in my pocket.
Ruby Wimpy
Busterbone Posted Jul 24, 2001
And welcome back from the ads folks for this world championship fruitsaladweight bout between the challenger a 400 pound orangutan and the world champion Carmen Miranda, newly risen from the dead.
Lets go now to ringside and talk to the challenger.
So challenger what chance does a monkey have against an undead movie star??
Uh oh.
Wait...no..wait..good monkey...I mean good orangutang...nooooooo...
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- 102: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Jul 23, 2001)
- 103: Pu Dendal-Shrubbery (Jul 23, 2001)
- 104: Pu Dendal-Shrubbery (Jul 23, 2001)
- 105: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Jul 23, 2001)
- 106: Shea the Sarcastic (Jul 23, 2001)
- 107: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Jul 24, 2001)
- 108: Shea the Sarcastic (Jul 24, 2001)
- 109: The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. (Jul 24, 2001)
- 110: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Jul 24, 2001)
- 111: Shea the Sarcastic (Jul 24, 2001)
- 112: The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. (Jul 24, 2001)
- 113: Shea the Sarcastic (Jul 24, 2001)
- 114: Evil Roy: Maestro of the Thingite Orchestra, Knight Errant of the Thingite Cause, Prince of Balwyniti, Aussie Researchers A59204 (Jul 24, 2001)
- 115: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 24, 2001)
- 116: Busterbone (Jul 24, 2001)
- 117: Shea the Sarcastic (Jul 24, 2001)
- 118: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Jul 24, 2001)
- 119: The Gook, a.k.a. Sir Loin of Beef, the Master-at-Arms: Thingite Armoury, and his wolf Yoink. (Jul 24, 2001)
- 120: Busterbone (Jul 24, 2001)
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