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[rone]

I'll often abbreviate a saying by quoting two elements and adding "et cetera" to the end, such as "blind nut, squirrel, etc."  I'm pretty sure i picked this up from someone else, but i have no idea whom.  I've been doing it for at least as long as i've been on the Internet...

Comments

[palecur.livejournal.com]

I think you mean 'blind squirrel, nut, etc'

It could well have evolved naturally from Usenet's FISHBARRELBLAM abbrev.

[rwx.livejournal.com]

yeah, that's exactly what i was thinking.

[boutell.livejournal.com]

Ditto. My version of this is to say "wormsign, god, blammo" or similar.

[nothings.livejournal.com]

Well, that style sounds like it could just derive from "pot. kettle. black".

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

... which I think was the other parent of "fish. barrel. blammo."

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Yes, i think you guys have the right of it.

[sanspoof.livejournal.com]

But no one has mentioned 'eyes, goggles, nothing'!

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Look, pal, i have my sayings, you can have yours.

[(Anonymous)]

Well, you know, like father, etc.

Thib ;-)

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Hey, you leave my dad outta this.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

I do the same, and also don't know where I got it from. It might be an obvious invention.

[waider.livejournal.com]

If I'm understanding you correctly, and it's plausible I'm not, what with the language barrier and all, I frequently utter 'handwave' in similar circumstances.

Yes, I say 'handwave'.

Yes, it is very geeky. In my defence, it is one of the few stereotypical geek traits I possess. Most of the others make me cringe and pretend I don't understand these k0mp00t0r things.

[andrewhime.livejournal.com]

You know, when I first got Pikmin, I got on a kick of abbreviating cliches.

"Omelette, eggs." was what inspired it, of course.

[stratmaster.livejournal.com]

Do you do this verbally or just in text? I ask since "I've been doing it for at least as long as i've been on the Internet..."

I might have to try that on some coworkers tomorrow.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Text only. It ought to be interesting to run an inventory of my verbal quirks to see which ones occur in both speech and online communication.