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

I'm talking about the sorts of phrases that people use in conversations which are easily missed unless you actually know what they are referring to, so not "making the beast with two backs" which is graphic, but "discussing Ugandan affairs" which isn't.

The one which prompted this thread was "lounge" as in: "I'm not if you can lounge all day in bed in a guest house that looks semi detached and has 4 rooms to let".

Then there was the bloke who used the phrase "freshen-up" as in: "Sorry we're late, Ben wanted to freshen-up after the flight".

So - any others that you've used or heard other people using?

B

'Making breakfast' was the choice of a certain ex and myself, derivative of the old Toast Joke.

B

I don't know if you can have visual euphemisms, but I like the way the old movies would hint at the act by showing something like a train going into a tunnel.

Hanging out the washing. Making the bed. Doing the dishes. Hmm, I think any chore we set out to accomplish together ends up being a tumble in the hay

Needless to say our abode is somewhat messy at times...

"Bumping uglies".

Not the most poetic of images that.

a "cup of coffee" suffices in our household. Also useful in terms of "And how was your coffee?"

"Bumping Uglies"

The daily grind

(Just correcting the typo in the subject-heading which has been annoying me ever since I hit "post".)

Been a while since I discussed Ugandan affairs. Does anyone know where I can find some nice friendly Ugandans?

RF

Well, I dunno about you, but I keep on getting emails from some Nice Friendly Ugandans who want to put £100,000,000 into my bank account.

Yes, I get those too. I think they may turn out to be fair-weather-friendly Ugandans, though.

RF

In a pub where i worked, some years ago, there was a girl customer who was......erm, gregarious let's say.
If she managed to corner some poor male and drag him off to have her wicked way, and somebody asked where her prey had gone, it became standard practice to reply " Oh Steve? He's gone off to stir the soup"

yup, heard of something similar, except it was "stirring porridge"

Brings new meaning to second helpings...

I'll have to think hard before I next order a counter meal at my local

oh yus, sloppy seconds !

I knew i shouldn't have brought that up.

"Have my way with you" is what we sometimes use, as well as getting busy and other more common ones. Can't think of any interesting ones, other than remembering from a book that when the main male character wanted to have sex he would lay his hat on the bed.

Inspecting the contents of the shed

Is the lawnmower still working?

From Mike Harding:

"Dipping your bread"