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Post by booboobrewer on Jun 3, 2013 18:00:10 GMT -5
You know that saying "my blood ran cold"? I finally can say that my blood DID run cold for a second in traffic today, even though it was like a hundred degrees outside (everything turned out fine ) But that's what gave me the idea for this thread, haha. Weren't they always saying "don't you love that expression? I read it in a book!" One that I remember is "I was on the horns of a dilemma" (forgot which sitter said it). What are some expressions you've used because of the BSC, or which ones did you learn that you like/dislike etc?
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Post by Kylie90210 on Jun 4, 2013 7:20:00 GMT -5
Good thread idea! I'll have to think...
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Post by sparklymouse on Jun 4, 2013 11:20:25 GMT -5
I remember Karen saying something like "the jig was up" and then admitting she didn't know what it meant.
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Post by maddieruns on Jun 5, 2013 14:47:07 GMT -5
Dawn rattles off a whole bunch for Kristy in Shadow Lake when they're about to go camping on the island with ghosts. "You're not playing with a full deck" "You're a few bricks short of a load" "The lights are on but no one's home" "The cheese has slipped off the cracker" And Quint's letter to Jessi signs off "Yours till I see the salad dressing" which is made-up I think? He's also signed off with lots of hugs and kisses, which I never realized before and I'm now finding exteremely funny.
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Post by wenonah4th on Jun 6, 2013 10:07:45 GMT -5
There was Liz Lewis' "Later!"....
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Post by booboobrewer on Jun 12, 2013 10:03:09 GMT -5
Mal calls her braces and glasses the "bane of her existence."
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Post by candykane on Jun 12, 2013 11:27:37 GMT -5
I've definitely used "bane of my existence" before. I think that expression was also used to describe what Alan Gray was to Kristy!
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Post by wenonah4th on Jun 12, 2013 11:51:42 GMT -5
Likewise, I use it frequently.
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valuemeal2
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Post by valuemeal2 on Jul 13, 2013 11:24:39 GMT -5
OMG, this is great. I know I've used some phrases I heard in a BSC book before, I just can't remember which at the time. I do remember in 7th grade getting into trouble with a substitute teacher (it was really dumb; she had no sense of humor and got offended when I said "present and accounted for!" during roll call) and I had to write a letter of apology. I wrote it about how I was using "too much decorum (rudeness)". I felt like a complete idiot when I learned that decorum really means NOT being rude. Stupid Kristy's Great Idea for leading me astray with the definition.
Has anyone ever used "dibble" or "fresh" or "stale"? LOL
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Jul 13, 2013 14:13:30 GMT -5
^ I've used "distant" before but am not sure I used it right.
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msstock87
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Post by msstock87 on Jul 14, 2013 15:54:36 GMT -5
I have noticed I use "bane of my existence " a lot. This is a good thread idea.
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wanderingfrog
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Post by wanderingfrog on Jul 14, 2013 15:55:30 GMT -5
Dawn rattles off a whole bunch for Kristy in Shadow Lake when they're about to go camping on the island with ghosts. "You're not playing with a full deck" "You're a few bricks short of a load" "The lights are on but no one's home" "The cheese has slipped off the cracker" The main character and her best friend have almost this exact same conversation in Ann's earlier novel Just a Summer Romance.
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Post by maddieruns on Jul 19, 2013 23:58:30 GMT -5
Lol. That's a lot of expressions and I thought it was funny how many Dawn had stored up. I just realized I mixed up Daniel and Quint earlier.. whoops. I thought it was strange Jessi would sign off with so many hugs and kisses to the guy she agreed to remain friends-only with!
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